I know this picture makes me look mean. Ashley tells my visitors that I always have a scowl with the swelling in my jaws, and that I’m not mad. But she’s wrong. I’m very angry. Why so mad? Well look at me, for one. Pretty wife. Handsome little boy. Both of them gone. Gone to [...] Continue Reading »
i found flowers
2learning circus tricks
4For the past few weeks I’ve been lucky enough to work with Maria and Laura learning aerial dance. They, courageously, invited four dancers with no experience in silks or the lyra to perform with them in Spectre, the upcoming Circle Modern Dance show and I’m so glad they did. The experience has given me so [...] Continue Reading »
calamity is a possibility, but i think i’ll take the risk
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Zee Avi (Zee Avi) ] In moments of insecurity I find that I’m fearful of both success and failure; afraid that I’ll disappoint if given a chance and afraid that I’ll never get a chance. How silly. In the words of Doug Banister, I’m deciding not to [...] Continue Reading »
starving artist or idealistic bum?
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Michael Hurley (Have Moicy) ] “Love is first. Love comes before knowledge and even before acts of the will.” -F. Gonzalez-Crussi Finished a painting today. First experiments of painting with a pallet knife; it reminded me of making mud-cakes. As I worked on this one I thought [...] Continue Reading »
banks are good for dum dums
2We spent most of yesterday on I 81, running over the mountains like chasing the end of a cigarette puff. I had smokes on the brain, sure did. The day was clear and sunny. Ashley was under my arm and windows were down. The Rodeo roared compared to the lightbulb hum of the Corolla. We [...] Continue Reading »