Christmas Cheer, Revised
For a lyricist and professional writer, the holiday season offers a time to tap inspiration from traditional themes. In particular, Yuletide carols evoke seasonal cheer.A…
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It was a chilly morning at Geauga Gas & Grub.Lines of sleepy patrons streamed from the registers. An aroma of coffee and breakfast foods filled…
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"I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences." Harvey Pekar Blame it on Ohio.When I…
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"Rust never sleeps." I heard it in song.On a recent night in Chardon, I found out that this bygone admonition from Neil Young still rings…
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I first met Fred in March of 1992.The local supermarket where I was employed had been sold to a Cleveland food retailer. Terms of the…
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"The first Velvet Underground record may have only sold 1,000 copies, but every person who bought it started a band." Brian Eno I first learned…
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Geauga County and the Golden State closer than you think. Regular readers of this column will be very familiar with my long-distance connection to legendary…
Read this article »A Letter to Molson
Installments of Thoughts At Large have often been inspired by everyday events.This column has sometimes contained works of fantasy, historical information, old news reports, cultural…
Read this article »Guiso Mexicano
On Maple Avenue in Chardon, during the 1980's, cooking was always a happy event. But while Mother struggled to make our food budget last through…
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