The reality on January 15, 2018. Perhaps the most ironic moment of the day is when I drove my used-but-still-slightly-luxurious (heated seats!) sedan down a street in Highland Park. Highland Park, the city-with-a-city, where the larger city is Detroit and the smaller city isn’t doing so hot with violence, poverty, and danger itself. I wentContinueContinue reading “MLK day reflections”
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The lavish hand that made us
Earlier this week, when I was sitting in my office, I remembered this quote, from a different blog I once read, and then I looked back, back, back in time, to see if I could find it again. Here ’tis. [The] dinner party is a true proclamation of the abundance of being–a rebuke to theContinueContinue reading “The lavish hand that made us”
Advent-y
Today was a December day, but warmer than it has been, and the snow melted a bit all day long. I had to fill up my tank at lunchtime, and I looked over at the city, shrouded in fog and I thought, “Man, today is looking good.” So I took that picture. The days areContinueContinue reading “Advent-y”
The best laid Advent plans
So well laid. Such Advent plans. Early, early morning gym. Early morning mass. Get holy and stuff. And then, day one of Advent-week, Monday itself…I came down with a violent stomach flu for a couple days. Today was the first time back at work. Le sigh. I’m working on a new linocut for Christmas. IContinueContinue reading “The best laid Advent plans”
State of the Union (and me)
I had a dream a few weeks ago that I was in a car accident. In this dream, it was a very bad car accident. My car was totaled, my little silver sedan, taken away in a tow-truck. Now, not only was my car totaled, but there was a multiple-car pile-up, on the highway, andContinueContinue reading “State of the Union (and me)”
Easy guide to making root beer
A few weeks ago the weather was real nice and I posted on Facebook about going hiking and then my frand James called me and was like, “Hey, were you being serious? I want to go hiking.” So then I was like, “Yeah, I’m serious. Let’s go.” And he was like, “Well, first I wantContinueContinue reading “Easy guide to making root beer”
Sixteen fast facts
…about my life. I broke my nose last Saturday, an accident involving someone’s elbow and the bridge of my nose at a party. I was dancing and the exuberant appendage hit me at an inopportune angle, I tasted blood, and, there you have it. I probably won’t die, and the pain has significantly lessened. TheContinueContinue reading “Sixteen fast facts”
Writing exercise. Not even kidding.
Reality is: I sat down maybe 45 minutes ago, but couldn’t think of what to write, so instead I followed a wormhole of Youtube for a while. Don’t judge, fam. (A) You’ve probably been there yourself and (B) I, too, deserve to unwind here and there. At least once a week. So, then I wasContinueContinue reading “Writing exercise. Not even kidding.”
Thine Opinion Requested
This is a question and a story. And an opinion. (What can I say? This is a blog). The question is mostly posed to the ladies, but, I’d be happy to hear gentleman-opinion, too, if any guy wants to jump in. The question requires pretend. And the pretend is this: there is a difficult andContinueContinue reading “Thine Opinion Requested”
Queens. In secondhand dresses.
The women of Detroit are a regal, scrappy bunch. Anywhere else why would reign as Queens CEO’s Celebrated leaders of parliament– Well-loved by nations via Parades on their birthdays and their faces on Postage stamps. We would see them in our newspapers, Pray for them in church. The potential has been sucker-punched away, though, byContinueContinue reading “Queens. In secondhand dresses.”
Seashell Nell 