Been doing a lot of reading lately of Andre Dubus, as I mentioned yesterday. Also working on a story for
CPFA, which is turning out to be more lengthy than I had originally intended, but I want
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This guy is the vagrant who inspired
Angel of the Lord. He attacked me last night as I was eating my food. Said he wanted some, and I told him it was for sale right down the
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“I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city one day suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book.” –James Joyce
Happy Bloomsday,…
Recently I acquired about $800 worth of tools for $175. A bandsaw, a tablesaw, a router, and all of the requisite tables to go with them. That, as well as a T-Square with a level and a boxful
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I discovered porn when I was a mere lad of seven or eight. I fell in love for
the first time with the Playboy babes of 1966 up in the dusty loft of my uncle’s
barn.
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Chicago was fun, but goddam Hotwire. Flight arrived Friday a touch early at around 10PM. 45 minute train ride on the Blue line, highlights of which included the homeless man, slightly deranged, blood on his hands and shirt,
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Welcome to the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. To Chicago, where a double whiskey that costs $5.50 in Missoula costs $16. Enough to turn a guy sober. And smokes for $6.50? Are you (cough) kidding…