Do you have photos of moments in your life that make you cringe? I have a handful of them, particularly from my early 20s, when I was searching for a path out of Texas. I had moved beyond my flashy New Wave days of makeup and big hair into a strange hybrid uniform of 1940sContinue reading “The Naked Time”
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Always.
Odo – When you return to The Link, what will become of the entity I’m talking to right now? Changeling – The drop becomes the ocean. Odo – And if you choose to take solid form again? Changeling – The ocean becomes a drop. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “Behind the Lines” I. I fellContinue reading “Always.”
The Hunger – Bauhaus and the Endless Void of Teenage Depression
I. I peer into the depths of a black tarp, loosely stapled across a makeshift wall. There is a constant hustle of people shuffling past as they rush to cobble together a haunted house for this elementary school carnival within 24 hours. By my side is David Johnson, a great neighborhood friend. I’d invited himContinue reading “The Hunger – Bauhaus and the Endless Void of Teenage Depression”
Estate Sales – Where the Dead Can Dance
I didn’t realize that I would have a problem when I wore the dead man’s shirt to the goth club. When I first saw it at the estate sale, the black button-down was perfectly folded and stored in a withered dry cleaning bag, with the ancient identification tag looped through a starched buttonhole. Lifting itContinue reading “Estate Sales – Where the Dead Can Dance”
Super 8 Home Movies Project #2
After a recent trip to Texas, I returned with a suitcase overflowing with Super 8 films from my childhood. Most of this footage ranges from the late 1960s through the 1970s. My goal is to regularly post about a random film, along with related memories prior to watching it. I will follow this with myContinue reading “Super 8 Home Movies Project #2”
Super 8 Home Movies Project #1
On a recent trip to Texas, I returned with a suitcase overflowing with Super 8 films from my childhood. Most of this footage ranges from the late 1960s through the 1970s. My goal is to regularly post about a random film, along with related memories prior to watching it. I will follow this with myContinue reading “Super 8 Home Movies Project #1”
Summit Bars and Other Strange Things
I was recently digging through a few old storage boxes when I discovered a package I had sealed away in 1983. At the age of 15, inspired by an article about time capsules in the Houston Chronicle, I placed a Summit candy bar into a Ziploc bag, which I then wrapped in a bundle ofContinue reading “Summit Bars and Other Strange Things”
Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout
I. “There’s a call to adventure. It’s something in the inner psyche of humanity…” Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons I’m slowly crawling down a dark hallway, flat against the pristine beige carpet while attempting to move silently and hide in the shadows. I hold my breath as I slide towards the door ofContinue reading “Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout”
Episode 10: Arena, part 2 – Survival of the Thinnest
New York 2000 I take a cursory glance for stray dogs or people along the dark street as I step out of the warehouse. During the year that I’ve lived in the desolate Brooklyn neighborhood known as Bushwick, I’ve realized that both can be equally dangerous to encounter in the night. My breath is visibleContinue reading “Episode 10: Arena, part 2 – Survival of the Thinnest”
The Devil in the Dark – The Story of David Gregg, part 1
After brushing my teeth, I walk out of the bathroom and cautiously peer down the dark hallway. Peeking out from around the corner, I see a huge butcher knife, gleaming in the darkness. A hand wearing a black glove holds the weapon tightly aloft, slowly twisting the knife so I will see the glimmer inContinue reading “The Devil in the Dark – The Story of David Gregg, part 1”
Jeff Gauntt-Quiceno 