Been There

I'm going to borrow some text from my 2024 response to today's prompt about which character from a book I'd like to be. But I've added text and deleted text because even after all these years, the answer is still a process that is unfolding. The answer is currently none. But it wasn't always that …

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead!

I'd be lying big time if I told you that the first thing I did when I got out of the Navy was got a job and started putting money away. No, the very first thing was to head to a restaurant for a farewell lunch with three of my buddies. From there, my guitar, …

Off, The Road

I A long time ago, I reread a book that had long been on my reading list. Actually, I read it many times. But I doubt I'll ever reread it. It tells the familiar story of a young man on the road, doing the things young men in my generation did on the road—seeking epiphanic …