Author Archives: Rich
Dispatches from The Homestead (3/12): In Which The Bunnies Have Been Gotten Down.
Effie has decorated her house (our family homestead) for Easter, which means bringing out “the bunnies.” Usually she’ll start talking about getting down her bunnies [that is, get them down from the attic; although now I want the phrase get … Continue reading
On the Cusp of Spring, I Have Lunch with Mr. Winters.
[Sometime later…] I have a quick drink at my apartment with Emily, where there are books leftover on the table from the first half of the semester (see below). As we quickly catch up, I tell her a story from … Continue reading
It’s Making Me Blue / Pantone 292**
** Last night, Miss Williams & I bundled ourselves into my little inferno-orange car to head into the city for The Magnetic Fields show at Union Transfer. Always a lovely time it is with the Miss Williams. We were early, … Continue reading
All Good Things, March 4–6, 2012
I am going to list some of the good things that have happened to me over the last few days. 1.Mignon Fogarty (a.k.a. Grammar Girl) recorded the story I wrote last year for National Grammar Day! (National Grammar Day is … Continue reading
Saturday Night I Stayed Up Late with Frank O’Hara, A Bad Influence.
My dad and I go to breakfast every Sunday at 7:30 A.M., regardless of how much or how little sleep either of us has had the night before. Last night, I had not much, I must confess. (I did get … Continue reading
Friday Night Fish Fry with the Folks!
My mom (Effie) has been hankering to try this fish fry at the VFW on First Street in Somers Point for years now. Every Lenten season she says, “I’d like to try that fish fry.” Well, tonight was your lucky … Continue reading
On Demanding Task-Masters & March.
I had a moment yesterday sitting in the Stockton campus center when everything seemed ok, and I was happy with myself & fine. It seems rather crass to say (I was happy & fine), but I can be a bit … Continue reading
February, Adieu.
I’ve had a bout of “the mean reds” off and on this past week; I chalk it up to February. Even though we haven’t had much of a winter here in South Jersey, I am really looking forward to the … Continue reading
Is that you, Tenn?
I haven’t used WordPress in awhile, apparently. When I went to publish this first post for rarlington, a Tennessee Williams quote popped up. This seems to bode well –– somehow and for something.
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