After almost a two-year hiatus I'm ready to get this thing rolling again. I'll be providing literary content along with some musings and links to things I find amusing. That is probably not the best sentence I've ever written, but it rhymes so I'm going to ride with it. Lots of changes over the last... Continue Reading →
Ramblings – The 2014 Holiday Edition
The holidays always get to me now because I live in the same town as my family but haven’t really spent Thanksgiving or Christmas with them for years, not that the holidays have been big for us when I was young. But, my brother has kids and he likes doing these things for them to... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 9
October 24, 2014, Friday Brandon and Elaine got out of Gone Girl and both were unsatisfied. It probably wasn’t the best movie to see early in a relationship. “Well, now, I’m not sure about you anymore,” Brandon said. “Yeah, well, don’t go cheating on me with the girl from ‘Blurred Lines’.” “I’m going home to... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 6
October 21, 2014 Mornings were the toughest because Saan never slept enough and caffeine had little effect on him. To keep awake, he chose a seat in the front row but even that couldn’t prevent him from sitting bent over with his head in his arms. Luckily, Mr. Beasley understood and didn’t give him too... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 2
October 17, 2014 Dennis was hungover but he dragged himself out of bed and walked into the bathroom for a shower. The countertop had the bare essentials of a young single guy living alone: tooth brush, toothpaste, deodorant, comb, razor, shaving cream, etc. It used to be cluttered with hair and skin product and various... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Great Falls – A Serial Novel – Part 1
October 16, 2014 Brandon Fair kept his car a few seconds behind the small U-Haul truck his father drove as they entered the city limits of Great Falls. He promised himself he would never return to his hometown, but the more he heard about his mother’s cancer the more he felt he needed to be... Continue Reading →
The New England Patriots and the Media
I'm thinking about writing a book about the New England Patriots and their 2011 season. The angle is my research will mainly be based on their coverage by the media. Although the focus will be this season, it'll give a history of the team during the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era. It'll be a week by... Continue Reading →
Ramblings (and a mail bag)
I hope Kevin Durant doesn’t have a career-defining injury. He’s the first player since Penny Hardaway whom I hope succeeds. But, really, 66 at Rucker Park. Building the legend one court at a time. Please come back, Randy Moss. Just one more season. I don’t even care if he goes nuts and doesn’t finish. I... Continue Reading →