Tag Archives: relationships

A Brief, Beautiful Moment of Home

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Russ Wollman

Those of you who watch this space might also know that I’m a transplanted Southern man, born (though not necessarily raised) in Raleigh, North Carolina, when North Carolina was a much more southern state, and, long ago, even a state … Continue reading →

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Still waiting

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Russ Wollman

It wasn’t that he left me, Because he never was really with me.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged desperation, faith, friendship, growth, loneliness, love, Men, relationships, romance, the heart | 4 Comments

Distances

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Russ Wollman

Once upon a time, I drove somewhat regularly to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And on one those drives, the mighty Atlantic Ocean washed away NC Route 12, the only road that goes south past the town of Nags … Continue reading →

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Radio Italia

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Russ Wollman

The bomb fell a mere two weeks after I landed in India, after my friend Alam and I had already endured a sleepless train ride, the rigors of air travel, and long hours in the car.

Posted in India, Italy, Love, Uncategorized | Tagged Darjeeling, desperation, dreams, faith, friendship, hardship, India, Italy, love, relationships, the heart, traveling, West Bengal | Leave a comment

What’s with all those watches?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Just in case you’ve been tuned out for a while, I’ve been stationed in Manhattan full-time since late June 2017, writing periodically about what’s happening in The New York.

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One cab ride among many

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Tonight with a friend I drove to Brooklyn from Glen Cove, Long Island, where we had a short Transcendental Meditation retreat that gave us a much-needed few hours in the woods near the water, far away from the grind, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Loneliness, Love, Manhattan | Tagged beauty, dreams, faith, frustration, growth, humanity, India, Kerala, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, Men, New York, relationships, romance, spirituality, the heart, uncertainty | 1 Comment

Looking back

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Russ Wollman

He was hard to read, though steadily so,

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That Old Sweater, with thanks to Rudyard Kipling

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Russ Wollman

I have no favorite spots, No favorite restaurants. Like the cat who walks by himself, All places are alike to me.

Posted in Loneliness, Love | Tagged aloneness, closets, dreams, faith, hope, isolation, life, love, old sweaters, relationships, security | 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 →

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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 →

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