Category Archives: NC

I am a godless drifter sailing on the winds of a desperate sea.

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

This morning brought me memories of my first car, a 1973 Fiat 124 Sport Spider. I had to start writing immediately, because that car…well, I’ll simply say that without that car, I’d have been utterly miserable.

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For Ian

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

He went handsomely well with quiet times,

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For Georgia

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

Unlike so many,

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Speed, Control, and Happiness

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

  Even after I started to work in my father’s real estate business, he and I meshed well only on our fondness for automobiles; outside of that, our gears frequently clashed. This was so, I think, because he had two … Continue reading →

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I write these words because of you.

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

I write these words because of you.

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A short stop in downtown Des Moines

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Downtown Des Moines: Re-scraping my Childhood Skies By Russ Wollman When I was young, I enjoyed a certain distinction among my peers which had nothing to do with me and everything to do with my father’s ownership of  an 11-story … Continue reading →

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