Category Archives: Raleigh

School Daze Plus

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Russ Wollman

On a certain episode of the classic TV sitcom Dinosaurs, Earl Sinclair admonished his rebellious teenage son Robbie that “School is a place you go to be out of this house.”

Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Friends, Humor, Manhattan, Raleigh, School Days | Tagged cars, childhood, growth, humanity, humor, life, Manhattan, New York, School, young | 2 Comments

Of Elephanants and Renstaurants and Strange Occurences

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Russ Wollman

OKay now, just for fun, I happened to recall certain things from my childhood—which is still in progress, but at a later stage.

Posted in Family, Humor, India, Raleigh, Uncategorized | Tagged childhood, Elephants, humanity, humor, India, life, young | Leave a comment

The Dance of Life, the Dance of Love—and those Ups and Downs.

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Russ Wollman

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 | Leave a comment

This morning, a house guest

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Russ Wollman

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 | Leave a comment

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

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Russ Wollman

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.

Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Friends, Humor, Italy, Loneliness, Love, NC, Raleigh, Uncategorized | Tagged Aurelio Lampredi, beauty, Bicycles, cameras, cars, children, Colosseum, Depression, Despair, dreams, faith, Ferrari, Fiat Spider, Forum Romanum, Happiness, humanity, Italian cars, Italy, knowledge, life, love, Memories, Miami Beach, Nikon, photography, relationships, Rome, Schwinn, sexuality, spirituality, Transcendental Meditation, transportation, UNC, uncertainty, worry | 9 Comments

In the morning’s fresh darkness

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Russ Wollman

In the morning’s fresh darkness Thoughts of you crept in.

Posted in Friends, Humor, Love, Raleigh | Tagged beauty, blonde, desperation, feminine magic, friendship, frustration, girl, humor, loneliness, love, relationships, romance, the heart, whimsy, young | Leave a comment

A New (York) Man.

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Russ Wollman

You know that feeling, feeling like you have to apologize for being alive? For taking up space in their world? For consuming their oxygen? Like you’re not entitled to it even if you’ve worked hard? New York’s a great place … Continue reading →

Posted in City Center, Friends, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York, Raleigh, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged bravery, desperation, friendship, frustration, growth, loneliness, love, manhood, Men, New York, relationships, romance, the heart, the mind | Leave a comment

This one’s for you, Mr. Jones

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Russ Wollman

Before I got on the Lexington Avenue bus after lunch yesterday, that ancient longing took hold of me.

Posted in Friends, Loneliness, Love, Raleigh, Work | Tagged bravery, desperation, friendship, frustration, growth, independence, loneliness, love, manhood, Men, mortality, New York, relationships, shame, the heart, the mind | Leave a comment

Motorola

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Russ Wollman

“Your room,” said my mother, at least twice, “Is the warmest room in the house.”

Posted in Family, Humor, Raleigh, Uncategorized | Tagged childhood, comedians, East Coast, humor, illusions, innocence, television, the heart | Leave a comment

For Ian

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Russ Wollman

He went handsomely well with quiet times,

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