A visual follow-up to Before the Snow… Living room in blue. Shed a little light on the subject. Fire in an empty theater. Dis mantle. Nesbitt waits patiently… …grabs for the burrito… …and wonders why the burrito was taken away.…
Tag: A Day in the Life
Before the Snow
The conflagration crackles in the cast-iron fireplace. The tabby lounges on the table, soaking up the radiant warmth from its glow at a safe, unsingeworthy distance. Later he will rise and stretch, his yawn revealing sharp fangs that have never…
What I’ve Learned in the Last 48 Hours
There seems to be a directly proportional (or close) relationship between pain and learning. Or at least challenge and growth. Our muscles exist as a metaphor for the way we are supposed to advance ourselves. With the tearing of new…
Land of Enchantment in Forty Flicks
My month-long return to Nuevo Mexico is off to a bit of a rough start. I just can’t seem to get in an emotional groove I feel good about. Someone or other told me the first holiday season would be…
Hearts and Minds
There is something afoot in America right now. It’s hard for me to focus on it right now, because much is going on in my life, but I can’t just overlook what’s going on out there altogether. It’s important. It’s…
“New” Mexico
I am safely ensconced at the homestead in Albuquerque after arriving here late Tuesday. I have very mixed feelings about most everything, but it’s good to see the fam and their cat and get green chile and I’ve been able…
From You to Me
I don’t know why I’m afraid to fly back to my home where I know I’ll be all right I never could quite say how you made me feel the way you always did but kid, I’d never treat you…
This is Your Life.
“The memories fade like looking through a fogged mirror decision to decisions are made and not bought but I thought this wouldn’t hurt a lot I guess not Control yourself take only what you need from it.” -Allison Weiss (via…
The UMBC Redemption
The 2002 American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) National Championship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) was one of the great highs and lows of my life. It marked the culmination of my competitive debate career and a turning…
Under Water
The rain has taken a turn for the decidedly more aggressive today, pounding on the roof and walls, making the sounds of dripping and splashing even more ubiquitous than they already were in my little corner of Highland Park. There…