Leaving It All Behind

                              Leaving It All Behind There is an interesting thing about leaving it all behind.Oh, of course, there is the dramaand the worry about what next.But one of the first...

Wallowing in the Music

Wallowing in the Music “What kind of music do you like?”asked a new voice.And I stumbled through my usualpoor explanation of the off brands,obscure and hard to define.It’s a little folk, a little blues,a little southern rock sometimes.It is sort of...

Bitch Slap the Blues

              Bitch Slap the Blues Damn.  I guess it is time to face the depression.For days I have tried to bury myselfin 84 hours of the Sopranos from start to finish.All the while, I push the blackness away,but it keeps...

Google Maps (3731 Chili Ave, Rochester NY 14624)

Google Maps (3731 Chili Ave, Rochester NY 14624) Google Maps has a new feature. You can look up an address and look back in time. One of those addresses that are embedded in your brain. From writing the address time after time on envelope that would magically fly...
That Damn Grin

That Damn Grin

       That Damn Grin What was I looking for? I don’t remember for I got distracted. My mind wandered onto a new page as it does quite often these days. But look what I found. Look at that grin. Not mine,  you fool – hers. Damn. I...

The First Time I Didn’t Cry

The First Time I Didn’t Cry Fear sometimes is like ice drenching your bowels with a paralyzing grip. How well I remember tho’ the years have softened the blow a bit.  A bit but not all for I remember sitting beneath the Stork Phone where happy fathers...