At their small table in the famous Greenwich Village coffesehop, their Cafe Reggio's waiter asked them what they wanted. “We came for the cappuccino,” said Becca. She nodded her head at the young man. “He’s never had a real one …” Rocco tossed his hair back and gave her companion his two-eye look. “Tourist? Where from?” The young man thought…
Read More "A Complete Unknown" made me teary in places. It's a powerful portrayal of a young singer-songwriter trying to self-discover his truest, most soul-centered sound and what he has to say in song. It's also an homage to the power of epic songs and songcraft, ever more needed in this very moment in time.
Read More I collect powerfully stated observations and pair them with vibrant images, publishing them in an occasional series called ‘QUOTE | WORKS.’ Here are some possible guideposts for us all in the challenging year ahead, some of them culled from posts earlier this year and beyond.
Read More In times like these, especially in times like these, when words are just upchucked by annihilationists, institutional arsonists and a world-historic, nihilist-narcissist whose much-kissed ring gleams with saliva, only poetry makes sense. And a few well-chosen images, quotes, and quatrains.
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Taking stock of where we are a week after a shocking American election, while also saying farewell to a colleague from local newspaper glory days. Where the feck — to borrow from Irish bar-speak — do we go from here?
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Even as our minds turn to the aftermath of America's catastrophic presidential election of 2024, we could also be thinking about some more salutary things.
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I awoke to a morning sky overtop my house after Election Day the color and texture of thick, dirty Styrofoam. It was an appropriate hue for the dawning of a dark day in America. I have no easy solace to offer, but I will share three things that may offer a little inspiration and strategic thinking for moving forward.
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Sometimes, you need to take a few hours break from fretting about the fate of your nation. And whether by this time next year, you'll be in a Official Trump Retribution and MAGA Re-education Prison Camp. Well, then, about an 'Art/Music/Video/Poem' to refresh one's spirits?
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The very idea of America could unravel starting Nov. 6, 2024, if things go south the day before. We all must do our part to sway the outcome, get out the vote, and try to divert even a handful of hearts and minds from the politics of hatefulness and division. My small effort is a short election video series. Here…
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The lake of my youth throws up a breathless display in the Land of the Cousins, as the fate of the country hangs in the balance in a few weeks. Welcome to The Great Mystery ...
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In which our interlocutor works himself out of a pre-dawn funk by fashioning an illustrated poem; seeks advice a few centuries old; re-directs attention to an Appalachian catastrophe; snaps a feather and a fog. And also offers up for your 60-second inspection an election video which, really, deserves more than an audience of zero.
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In my woodland wanderings, I encounter the tall tapestries of slim communications towers. These elongated lattices of metalwork are striking up close. From their brawny ground level struts, the eye tracks the tower to the heavens, like an arrow shot at a cloud. How to capture their odd grandeur?
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The ocean is never still, so coming into its presence is an auditory encounter, as well as a vast visual one. Late one recent night, I rested in its grace, the tide's whoosh and companionable whitecaps a soundscape, a meditation, and escape from the onslaught of the breaking news.
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Vote against retribution, self-centered cruelty, and the meanest aspects of our worst natures on Nov. 5. Here are some sample videos from my hypershort election series 'NotesBeforeYouVote.com'
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Are we headed 'Hellward' or do watermelon-loving turtles show a better way. Plus, my new band plays one of the saddest songs ever written.
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