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”
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 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes
FADE IN: EXT. SHOPPING MALL – DAY The bland, overbright facade of a mall on the outskirts of Houston, Texas on a hot day with an unbroken, cloudless sky and cars but no people. A seagull slowly circles the lot. JEFF (Voiceover) For many suburban teens in the 80s, the mall provided a mini-vacation fromContinue reading “Episode 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes”
We Are Spock – Remembering Leonard Nimoy
“Spock: Do you believe in the concept of service to mankind? Nimoy: I think so. Spock: Then perhaps you are here to be of service.” ———————————————————————————————— “The show has certainly given me a sense of self-worth and particularly the relationship with the character of Mr. Spock has given me a constant guideline for a dignifiedContinue reading “We Are Spock – Remembering Leonard Nimoy”
Episode 6: Spectre of the Gun – Hunting, Gathering, and Reading
“Rise ahnd shine! Rise…AHND…shine!” I woke every school morning to my mom’s southern voice abrasively carrying through the house. I dealt with it by imagining her as a Pterodactyl, and I’d mimic her catchphrases with dinosaur screeches as I flapped my arms and ran around the house like a scene in a Ray Harryhausen film.Continue reading “Episode 6: Spectre of the Gun – Hunting, Gathering, and Reading”
Jeff Gauntt-Quiceno 