A couple years ago my friend Stan was selling off a bunch of stuff from the back of his gallery. I bought some jazz records, a beautiful Polish film poster, and a few books. My favorite was a nice old copy of Frans Masereel’s wordless Passionate Journey. Masereel tells his hero’s tale in 165 woodcuts withoutContinue reading “Wordless”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
The Cash Register
New drinkers marvel at our register. It sits like a monument towering over glasses and bottles on the back bar. They ask if we ever use it. After all, it’s an antique. But there are bills in the drawer. No one except Lon knows how much but they’re in there. When I started at theContinue reading “The Cash Register”
Composition Folder (Grades 1-12)
I made a second collage book. It started from a folder kept by Brookline Public Schools with writing samples from grades 1 through 12. I didn’t start going to school in that town till 2nd Grade and for whatever reason there are no pieces of writing saved from 8th Grade on. I took out all theContinue reading “Composition Folder (Grades 1-12)”