Tag Archives: uncertainty

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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NYC really wants to be French

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Well, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I get a mite squirrelly up here in the miasma of the great Northeast Urbanity. With the lack of family and partner and kids and all that, it gets downright depressing … Continue reading →

Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Humor, India, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York | Tagged beauty, desperation, dreams, faith, feminine magic, growth, humanity, humor, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, New York, the heart, transportation, uncertainty, whimsy | 1 Comment

Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Before I reach the meat of this article, I need to get a few things off my chest, things that might help to explain why I write what I do. Most people who know me think I am incredibly lucky. … Continue reading →

Posted in Loneliness, Love, New York, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, bravery, desperation, dreams, faith, friendship, frustration, growth, humanity, knowledge, life, loneliness, love, spirituality, the heart, the mind, uncertainty | 2 Comments

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

Vacant apartment

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Russ Wollman

The people in the place across the airspace have gone. I never knew them. I never will.

Posted in City Center, Humor, Loneliness, Manhattan, New York | Tagged cats, desperation, frustration, humanity, humor, independence, life, loneliness, love, mortality, New York, spirituality, television, the heart, uncertainty | Leave a comment

Tonight, a simple supper, then a walk.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Russ Wollman

For someone who has waited all his life for steady companionship, the city—despite its millions who seemingly cannot make eye contact with a stranger—provides an astonishing comfort.

Posted in Architecture, Friends, Humor, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York | Tagged Architecture, beauty, Central Park, city lights, dogs, faith, friendship, homelessness, humanity, isolation, life, love, Manhattan, Men, New York, night, relationships, rest, sleep, spirituality, strangers, subway, transportation, uncertainty | 1 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

A Day in the Life

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Russ Wollman

Night has fallen over the island that knows little rest.

Posted in City Center, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York | Tagged charity, faith, film, friendship, good fortune, homeless, humanity, life, New York, rape, relationships, subway, uncertainty, women | Leave a comment

It’s a New Day in the New York

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Russ Wollman

The coolest plus of really good sleep is that, when you’re awake again, life feels so fresh and new that you might not remember something significant, something like “I live in New York now.”

Posted in City Center, Friends, Love, Manhattan, New York | Tagged ancient knowledge, faith, knowledge, life, Men, Mother Nature, nature, New York, politics, relationships, science, subway, television, the heart, transportation, uncertainty, women | 6 Comments