Signs... Writing is hard. And fun. And hard. A couple of years ago, at the time I wrote my first book, I wrote some tongue and cheek blogs about the industry and my shock at what it looked like … [Read more...] about Signs… Richie O’Malley
Sounding off
Summer at Sixty
The mid-summer cicadas... the saddest sound I know. A reminder nothing good lasts forever. They are telling me that somewhere the first winds of winter are about to move across the surface of … [Read more...] about Summer at Sixty
Saman Kunan
The twelve boys trapped in that cave in Thailand was so two weeks ago. We live in this flash of news cycles. Endless, and every day it seems to get a little more surreal, it becomes oppressive, … [Read more...] about Saman Kunan
Prologue – Richie O’malley
Before - New York City 1950’s A spark was ignited fourteen million-millennia ago, back when the first stars formed from carbon dust. Over time the fire has been injected into every one of us who … [Read more...] about Prologue – Richie O’malley
Father’s Day…
My dad died so long ago I don’t remember much. I guess Fathers Day is the genesis of this post. I don’t think about him much anymore. I wore a mustache in his honor for thirty years, hating it. One … [Read more...] about Father’s Day…
Boyhood Lost…
The truth is all of the front teeth are held together in an elaborate array of metal spikes and wires. A few in the back are missing too, and an odd assortment of rods and screws hold together flesh … [Read more...] about Boyhood Lost…
Fastest Cyclist in the World
If you are a cyclist and you don’t know who this guy is, you should. Some of his records stood for 40 years. Even the name “major” was an insult. A reference to the circus uniform he was forced to … [Read more...] about Fastest Cyclist in the World
We gave it away to the grifters…
They all fall right? The Roman Empire fell, The British Empire fell. Why not this dodgy little empire. I always figured it would in time. Maybe when my grandkids - kids were grown. The glue of the … [Read more...] about We gave it away to the grifters…
