writers blog:dry humid desert. empty for weeks solution: make an assignment Assignment: unemployment dreams Begin: when it all finally happened it wasn’t like losing jobs that I had in the past. That sudden splash of cold water in your face-that dizzying blurred shock. In the past: One time walking down the streets of New York […]

we ended up here, up here on these cliffs and ledges up here on the verge of our autumns winter The patch of grass we grew together almost too green and lush here where the perfect pavers interlock perfect stone walls and it all holds the perfect town together This american flag flying dream. Perfect. […]

I’ve always been a firm believer in the “It takes a village” approach to raising children. When I was much younger at least I remember we had quite a village at home. Two grandfathers, two grandmothers, aunts,uncles and cousins and friends everywhere. Then there was that dark period where it seemed everybody died. Grandpa Hartman […]

(Inspired greatly by David Sedaris new book “Theft By Finding Diaries 1977-2002” I decided to at least attempt to write a few words every day. I have read every one of Davids books and wish I could write like him. Below is the result of my experiment. I edited out many days because my life […]

(click here) Margaret Hartmann Memories This is Margaret Hartmann Robage (circled in photo) memories of her childhood. Dictated to her daughter Leatrice in August and September 1966.

Many people are taking the Great Escape lately. My brother Glenn just a few years ago and alot of friends. Just a little over a year ago I was tailgating in a hot Summer parking lot in Queens New York with a bunch of friends and two brothers. I was just looking at the photos […]

Jim McSherry was always our leader when we were young. We were mostly bored out of our minds desperate to find something to do. There was no technology, smart phones or video games as you have heard from us old timers ad nauseam on social media. We did do a lot of interesting things but […]