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Category Archives: Loose Chunks of Debris
Farewell, my brilliant friend
We met in ’72 in the freshman dorms at UW Madison. We were 18, each assigned to roommates we wouldn’t have chosen if given a say. But, as our rooms faced each other, Betti “BT” Iwanski and I made the … Continue reading
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Protected: Chita and DaVi
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Descansos ’22
There are dozens I cannot stop for. Yet each one I pass inspires me to silence.
My Lost Adolescence
It is hot. During the day, the sun scorches my skin. At night the heat hangs on the breeze, thick enough to cut with a dull razor. I sit on the porch, staring into the field across from your house. … Continue reading
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Descansos III – Details
Not long after crossing into New Mexico from Texas, I abandoned Interstate 40 for Highway 84 stretching from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas. It was a lightly-traveled two-lane ribbon through desert shrubs, but it had its collection of roadside memorials. … Continue reading
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Shadows of Montreal
Awful week. I’ve nothing to add but music. Here’s an old song written by Toronto’s @jordansafer, engineered by McGill’s George Massenburg, sung by Myrrhine. Enjoy.
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The Long Hot Summer, 1967
I was 13 during my first riot lockdown. It was the summer of 1967 in Milwaukee, and, like dozens of cities across the U.S., race riots in poor neighborhoods were claiming lives and property. On July 30, a fight somewhere … Continue reading
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Descansos II – Cleansing
Descansos II. Cleansing. Continue reading
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Descansos
Traveling cross-country, each time I see a Descanso I wonder about the story. Who died? What happened? Were they young? Old? At fault? An innocent victim? Descansos are rare on interstates, and some states have banned them. But here in … Continue reading
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