Portland
-
Infinite Jest, Longfellow Books
This, this so-called culture in which we struggle to thrive, is a theme and subject of Infinite Jest. (But there are ever so many themes to IJ.) Culture has been sold off. Corporate America bought it and ate it for lunch, between two pieces of Wonderbread. It is an appetite that knows no satiation and… Continue reading
-
“Elliott, God is my Lord”
“It’s all about bringing everything together and seeing it whole, as a universe.” Continue reading
-
Up and at ’em.
There is nothing, I feel, more beautiful nor perfect than a dog running in the morning, astride a body of water, the sun rising Continue reading
-
Friday Odds and Ends
We are surrounded by short stories. Continue reading
-
3.18.10
Street observations: Overheard: (6:41pm – I looked at my iPhone), woman crossing Commercial Street, talking into her phone: “So, you’re being laid off?” Observed: (About noon-thirty), Young man embracing young woman in front of Nickelodeon Theater. Young woman’s arms hanging limply. Young man saying, “But I am breaking up with Rachel.” Exchanged: Norma is homeless Continue reading
-
Writing, Photography and Bliss
Joseph Campbell famously stated, “Follow your bliss.” It is a luxury, you say? No, if you want to be alive it’s a necessity. Go do what you do. Listen for the drum beat, follow it. Go. Do it. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 