“Chieu Hoi Mission,” Craig L. Stewart, U. S. Army Vietnam Combat Artists Team IX, circa 1969
Vicinity of Williamson Road around downtown Roanoke, VA
July 2021.
Roanoke used to be called “Big Lick,” of all things.
This second one I’m a little proud of — that’s the Mill Mountain Star that you see in the background at left.
Looking southwest.
I found Area 51!!! And it was taken over by the Black Oil Alien from “The X-Files.”
“Allegory of Vanity,” Antonio de Pereda, circa 1636
Oil on canvas.
Pal of mine just told me this one:
What’s the difference between COVID-19 and Romeo and Juliet?
One’s the coronavirus and the other is a Verona crisis.
BUK THE SYSTEM!!
Great news! I’m honored to share here that Newington Blue Press will feature a flash fiction story of mine in the third and final volume of “Buk 100.” The publisher is based in Germany, and produces the “Buk 100” commemorative chapbook series as an homage to German-American writer Charles Bukowski. The first two volumes were beautifully crafted and filled with outstanding contributions from around the world. Thanks once again to Matthias Krueger for including my work.
The story is entitled “Bill and I,” and is my stab at spinning a Bukowski-esque vignette. I’ll share ordering details when they become available.
By GFreihalter – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18740517
Throwback Thursday: the Wham-O Fun Fountain!
Does anybody else remember one of these? The kids across the street from me had one, and it was a pretty big hit.
“Death,” Teodors Ūders, 1915
Drawing.
Pal of mine just texted and told me she’s “just feeling piggy oogy.”
Trying to figure out if that’s a typo or some new slang or what.
Maybe she’s fallen in with some teen Neanderthals.
Maybe we could make this a thing, if it isn’t already. Hell, we never made “fetch” happen.
Vidarshana sandaruwan, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Throwback Thursday: toy water rockets!
So this picture has been making the rounds on Facebook — probably because it is summer. I remember these from the 1980’s, though it’s possible the one below is from the preceding decade.
These things were a blast (no pun intended).
