Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I found a quote of Alfred Lord Tennyson that I used on the Main Street Facebook page, "Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier." The word threshold holds a deeper meaning after I … Continue reading Pausing at the Threshold of a New Year: A Reflection From Stepheny’s Bench On Main Street
Lewis Grizzard wrote a book titled - - Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself. Two days after the presidential election and waiting, the title expresses how I'm feeling. Grizzard makes me laugh, which is good medicine for the patience needed to get to the final counts. Grizzard was facing a changing … Continue reading Thinking Of Elvis Presley While Waiting For The Results
A few days before the election, I find myself homesick. The home where my parents remain in the dust mots that float in the light from the window. Where I'll find my 3-speed Schwinn bicycle is ready to ride. Where the last fall leaves have blown from the large elms leaving a bare-branched canopy overhead. … Continue reading The Presidential Election Has Me Homesick
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS I had this really cool dream. A fleet of black SUVs were headed out of Raleigh to Rocky Mount. I think they were US Marshalls because it looked like Tommy Lee Jones in the lead car. Everybody was dead serious and silent. They were … Continue reading Having A Little Fun With Main Street Readers
What day is it? What time is it? To shower or not to shower. To dress or not to dress. Today I found the answer to our troubles. I was listening to Willie Nelson on my new DOT I got for my birthday while eating a salad standing at the kitchen sink. Does any of … Continue reading Main Street Has Discovered What’s Going On
"Until you get the drugs out of here." That's what I was told Saturday afternoon standing on Gay Street while talking with two older women that were out for a short walk. I was taking photographs in the 800-900 block on Gay between Tillery, Vyne, and Pine. I parked my car and walked towards these … Continue reading “Ain’t Nothing Gonna Change – You Is Wastin’ Your Time”
