Bird is the Word
Walking to the train this morning, I spied a curious bird perched on one of the iron tree-guards. It was not a pigeon nor a sparrow. I have no words to name it as I’m not an ornithologist, even though The Girlfriend and I did attend an Audubon Society charity banquet last [...]
Bird is the Word (December 1, 2005)
Beard
Beard
Ever since last weekend, when I decided to put on a bit of scruff for my spin on Henry Miller over Halloween, I’ve been growing a beard courtesy the cooings of two close female friends. This is the longest I’ve ever grown out my facial hair. And you know what? I can’t stand it. Fuckin’ [...]
Flashback: We are Here (August 31, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina)
We Are Here
It is time for us to speak clearly and first.
It is time for us to know where we are.
History, today, in the broad sense is both too fast and too slow. We are aware of both every roadside bomb in Iraq and the name of every designer brand on Jessica Simpson, though Iraq [...]
The Odyssey, a Film by Jeff Burns
“The Odyssey” was a submission to the 2008 Chicago Film Festival by New York filmmaker Jeff Burns. Below are CD-packet liner notes by David Schneider. See related content, “When Midnight Comes,” here.
THE ODYSSEY
A film by Jeff Burns
Homer wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey more than 2,800 years ago. Now, that DWEM must have had somethin’ [...]
