Chad is drawing a monster. Or dinosaur, from the looks of it. Monster sounds so threatening…but that was the assignment: “You are an explorer in an undiscovered land. You have just seen prehistoric monsters still roaming around. Draw one.” So! Dinosaurs are monsters. It is art class, and the substitute teacher, Mr. Nelson, is observing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Youthful Exploits
Time travel by train
The Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, December 23, 2013 We live within the sound of trains. We always have, through five different houses and five different states, West Coast, Midwest, and East Coast. And the trains sound the same whether we are listening in Maine or the Main Line, Illinois or California, for their sound seems to … Continue reading
Strangers become Brothers
Outward Bound in Scotland was an epic moment. A photo of Churchill Watch sits on my bookcase. I am the tall, skinny, bushy-haired kid in the back row. Hands in pockets, I peer at the camera, scowling, uncertain. Brian Todd sits in the front row beside our instructor, Mr. Cliff. His hands are on his … Continue reading
