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I felt like a cornered rat.  I had no place to hide so I just froze in place in my mummy bag and sneaked a peek. A flashlight beam moved over the interior yet never moved in my direction. I … Continue reading →

The campground was total mayhem. Drunken revelry exceeded all expectations. And then some Paul Bunyan penis-envy rabble rousers started throwing double bladed axes at a nearby tree. We had entered some level of the Inferno without Virgil or Dad. The … Continue reading →

The train came to a screeching stop.  I was too comfortable in my warm bag to take a look outside, so I just settled in to wait it out.  Soon the crunching of gravel grew louder and I just knew … Continue reading →

Suzette was dumped back at home. The dog was not pleased. She was still manic and howled into the night. Dad got on the road, and headed back to the family. Meanwhile all hell was breaking loose at the campground.

Thank god or vishnu or whomever for the 2×4 bouncing around the interior of the car. I jammed it between the door and the frame and waited to see if I was doomed or saved.   The next big jolt and … Continue reading →

It had all started out so well. A weekend get-a-way with the family. Camping below Mt Baker in the National Forest. With our spot staked out, it was clear looking around the campground that other vacationers had the same good … Continue reading →

As the rolling freight car jolted me awake, the door seemed to have moved.  On my next levitation as the train ran over another bad section of track, I realized the door was slowing closing with each jolt and if … Continue reading →

“And when on the still cold nights, he pointed his nose at the North Star and howled long and wolf like, it was his ancestors, dead and dust, pointing nose at the North Star and howling down through the centuries … Continue reading →