Road Trips and Resistance Blog

Photofringe Photo Exhibition

Photofringe photo exhibition Saturday and Sunday October 5-6 and 12-13 1pm-7pm Flat 2 St Anne’s Court Burlington St Kemptown Brighton BN2 1AA

Saving the Indigo Girls

So back sometime in the late eighties the Indigo Girls were a little known folk rock group popular in women’s and lesbian circles. And to me. Passionate music on acoustic guitars, music to my...

A Friend’s Mother

On a Thursday a friend called to cancel our plans for Saturday. She was responsible for planning her mother’s memorial service on Sunday, and was overwhelmed. Could I help her pick out poetry for...

Mum

Room full of strangers A coffin draped with flowers I loved you mother

Big Bang!

My floor to ceiling office window turned into jewelry, sparkling all around me. The mighty gods grabbed hold of me by the chest, but let me go right away. I nearly cried when I...

Beer and Guns Don’t Mix

So about 15 years ago we went on vacation to a hotel/resort in the Berkshires with a few other families we knew. I think this was the second time we had been. Mostly it...

Was It a Dream

Was it a dream a stolen kiss freely given a look along the bar she comes to me I stammer like a teenager how difficult can this be does he mind does he care...

Struggle

I must struggle to be young and immortal again every day an opportunity to earn a gold star to do some adulting every day more precious my life is a lever With one end...