left to right: grandma at age 72; grandma holding my younger son; grandma holding me as a baby; grandma and grandpa one Christmas. To Grandma Her name means little free man. A little woman, she was not free, in tether to home, ills, and pills; yet clan flocked to her oasis for coffee, cards, laughs;…
#FF — Detectorists
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Each summer the Riordans flew to Cork, Ireland. While parents, Clancy and Mary, did detector-led archeological forays, ten-year-old twins, Sally and Conor, explored on their own. Mr. & Mrs. Riordan found varied baubles over the years; one of them now rests on velvet in a museum. The twins stumbled upon…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 11, “Unbearable,” by The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff “Unbearable” is the 13th track on, “The Eight Legged Groove Machine,” which is the debut album of The Wonder Stuff, released on 8/15/88. Listening to this I have to say I enjoy the rhythm and tightness of it. Good drums, guitar, lead vocal and harmonizing. Simple lyrics but the message is clear. …
dVerse — Poetics — One hundred and six
Kenopsia: the atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. One hundred and six. Campsites, that is;with a sugar hump of dunes betweenthem and a freshwater sea.March first begins claiming dibsas fingers square-dance to ticking timersfaster than ticket nabbing to see Pearl Jam.The first weekend in June…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #109 – December 14, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! This installment has quite an eclectic mix, but what else is new. Hoping you find something you’ve seen, read/watch something that makes you want to see something that you haven’t, or reminds you of something wonderful. As you might guess, I watched movies all of November, so…
dVerse – Quadrille Monday #142 – Falling
Falling Tinsel flutters among sun baublesslicing wounds upon the dead, yetlost in his head he wanders, blind. Son’s bittersweet meanderingslikewise cling to bright marblesin half-sunk goo of clotted blood. Trapped in the present’s purgatorya son leaves; a man dies alone. I watched the 2020 film, “Falling,” which is written, directed, produced and starring Viggo…
Hedges: The Execution of Julian Assange — Rise Up Times
Chris Hedges on Julian Assange and the larger ramifications of his continued persecution. “If [Assange is] found guilty it will effectively criminalize the investigative work of all journalists and publishers, anywhere in the world and of any nationality, who possess classified documents to shine a light on the inner workings of power. This mortal assault…
Tao-Talk 