By Colin Dwyer He sat alone, reclined on one of the rusted lawn chairs lining the edge, cast in the sepia tones of the indelicately aged, wondering absently if it was ringworm or tapeworm that was spread through direct contact with these chairs. Before him lay reflections of light in the water, wriggling rivers of cream in the vacant blue-green of the pool, light like the … [Read more...] about Reflection
Archives for 2008
Made in China
Over the last several decades, free market reforms have helped China become a prominent force in the foreign exchange market. Spurred by the abundance of cheap labor, thousands of companies have established large factories for the mass production and exportation of supplies. Unfortunately, the combination of profit-driven motivation and wide-spread competition among these … [Read more...] about Made in China
More than One with Dylan
Being but yourself, You strolled into the pub, Where I had been waiting to share Your amber glow. We were tight Like Scott and Zelda. The crowds in uproar, As we performed a turbulent tango. Your head on my lap, We promised to rise early, And race through the hallways Of the neighboring school Informing: Out of debauchery, as the way is, And the lull that we … [Read more...] about More than One with Dylan
Straight from the Bottle’s Mouth
The End of the Beginning, Baltimore, September 1964. I’m not surprised this happened. Not at all. I’ve been waiting for something like this to happen now for the past three years. When he shoved me half open into the back pocket of his kakis, I knew I wouldn’t be there for long…I just didn’t think I’d end up in pieces sticking outta his ass. Oh boy. Glad I was in the car … [Read more...] about Straight from the Bottle’s Mouth
May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story
Admission into the pantheon of all-time athletic greats is a hard thing to come by. It is reserved for the few who transcended the game, those who took their sport and remade it in their own image. Some punched their ticket through years of consistent brilliance. Ruth. Jordan. Gretzky. Pele. Others joined the ranks through a single moment of athletic magnificence so staggering … [Read more...] about May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story