Category: photography
Streets of Philadelphia
“I walked the avenue ’til my legs felt like stone. I heard voices of friends vanished and gone. At night I feel the blood in my veins, just as black and whispering as the rain… on the streets of Philadelphia.” ~Bruce Springsteen I still call it home — the city of brotherly love and sisterly … Continue reading Streets of Philadelphia
Grotto
I imagine creatures live down there, inhabitants of an underworld that, instead of being ruled by the devil, is really a place where daydreams come true. It looks dark from up here, high above the world of unicorns and dancing caterpillars, as I peer into the grate, overgrown with weeds, leaves, and other detritus, a … Continue reading Grotto
Snapshot Stories #2
How did I get to be a tall man who is afraid of heights? I often wonder how many of us are out there, people struggling with a problem they don’t feel they can tell anyone else about for fear of being ridiculed. That’s like saying I’m a black man who is afraid of walking … Continue reading Snapshot Stories #2
2 Cars
2 cars — one from Vermont, the other from New York — meet in a covered garage somewhere near Syracuse, for the first time and quite possibly the last as well. All of the different combinations of circumstance that brought them together in the first place are the same ones that will keep them apart … Continue reading 2 Cars
The Ground Beneath Your Feet
How often do you look down? I remember when I was younger I was petrified that I would step on a crack. You know, because I love my mother, and I wouldn’t want her to break her back simply because I wasn’t vigilant enough in where I placed my steps. Then as I got older … Continue reading The Ground Beneath Your Feet
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