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Author Archives: Russ Wollman
That Old Sweater, with thanks to Rudyard Kipling
I have no favorite spots, No favorite restaurants. Like the cat who walks by himself, All places are alike to me.
Posted in Love, Loneliness
Tagged aloneness, closets, dreams, faith, hope, isolation, life, love, old sweaters, relationships, security
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The Dance of Life, the Dance of Love—and those Ups and Downs.
My childhood playground? Funny you should ask. My father owned an eleven-story office tower in Raleigh, NC. Naturally, it had elevators, and the elevators were hands down my very favorite things in that building. In the early 1960s the old … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, NC, New York, Raleigh, Uncategorized
Tagged Allan Sherman, childhood, elevators, faith, glass, history, humanity, life, love, New York City, Otis Elevators, poetry, relationships, secret places, security, technology, Unchained Melody, women
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This morning, a house guest
A friend in Fairfield, Iowa, where I’ve lived several times, put me in touch with a young guy who needed a place to crash during some film work he had here in New York. I was happy to have the … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York, Raleigh
Tagged attraction, bisexuality, friendship, homosexuality, humanity, intimacy, life, loneliness, love, Men, relationships
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My theory on air turbulence over Manhattan
Just a few days after I returned from a month-long deep breath in southern India’s monsoon, I gave in to wanderlust again. I booked a plane ride to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, so I could visit my old spiritual stomping grounds, … Continue reading
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Humor, Iowa, Manhattan, New York
Tagged airplanes, Big Apple, Cabbies, cars, food, humanity, humor, India, Iowa, life, Manhattan, Noise, NY Subway, Saab, technology, Toyota Camry
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At the writer’s group, and where a search for a Thermos bottle took me on Saturday.
At the writers’ group. I thought I’d have to struggle for ideas. Not so. It’s relaxing to be among some people tonight. I feel little need to get to know many of them, and my first attempt fell flat.
Posted in City Center, Friends, Italy, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, challenges, children, faith, food, humanity, Italy, life, Manhattan, NY Subway, relationships, spirituality, urban emergencies
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Last Night
Last night,
Posted in City Center, Humor, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged cats, dreams, faith, feminine magic, life, love, New York, the heart, whimsy
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Discovering love in the big city, or “What’s Cooking?”
I moved to New York to find love. There are 11 million people here. The odds must be terrific. They have to be terrific, right? Thus far, I…have seen a lot of cute dogs out for their walk.
Posted in Family, Friends, Humor, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged chocolate, cooking, eating, Family, fast food, FDA, food, governments, grandparents, habits, hamburgers, health, home cooking, kitchen, life, lunch, matzo, McDonalds, Monsanto, parents, pesticides, USDA, veggies, Work
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