the words and worlds of John Robinson
Here we are in September, already. It's difficult to believe, ain't it? This year is quickly winding down. Another four months and 2021 will be sloughed off. Where does the time go? I guess it really does fly by when you're having fun, or maybe just when you're old or busy. Whatever it is, we …
Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones since 1963, passed away, at age 80, on Tuesday, August 24th. I am still sad and in shock. I discovered the Rolling Stones when I was thirteen-years-old while packed in a minivan, with my family, driving through Memphis on our the way to Branson, Missouri, for a summer …
Over the next few weeks my posts are gonna be spottier and a little more sporadic than usual (not that I have any kind of set routine). Through my own machinations, I have become rather busy. I have a couple of larger projects in progress, one of which I, hopefully, will have finished by December. …
As the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. It kind of makes a person want to stop doing good deeds, but the result would be even worse. The world would be a much darker place. Of course, if we'd stop all the darn punishment of good deeds, it would be a better place …
Continue reading "Movie of the Week: All the Kind Strangers"
The cycle of education continues as school has begun here in our little part of the great state of Tennessee. As a working adult, I envy the kids. Work nine months, receive two months off and all major holidays. Two weeks at Christmas? Awesome. Fall break? Spring break? Where's Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine? I didn't …
Continue reading "Book(s) of the Month, August: The Island and The Night Boat"
Commercial air transportation can be a hassle-- checking luggage, carry-ons, delayed departures, cancelled flights, people. Then, once you board, there's no telling who you may be seated beside and do airlines really think that the seats recline that much? For the poor souls in Blood Red Sky, they not only have to deal with all of that, …
The title of this article is from Andrew Marvell's poem, To His Coy Mistress. It was published in 1681. I guess even in the 17th Century time seemed to rush by whether you were just living your life or waiting for your lady love to give you some attention. We still have the same amount …
A young businessman, Philip, finds himself in a peculiar situation. He is changing his clothes in a locker room, which has an unfinished wall, when a blind woman walks into the next room. She begins undressing, oblivious to the fact that Philip is present. He takes to a high road, keeps his mouth shut and …
A man of very few words (none, really) is driving through the small town of Hayesville, Nevada when he suddenly has a blowout. He has run over a spike strip left carelessly in the road by the local two-person police force. The stranger waits and, eventually, a tow truck happens by. The driver, Jed, is …
While attending Harris Middle School, I didn't spend a lot of time in its library. It wasn't a strange phase or anything, I just rarely found much of anything I wanted to read on its shelves when I did visit. Everything felt lame and aimed at children. By the time of grades six through eight …
Continue reading "The View From the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts"
Curio Macabre 