THE NOSTALGIC IMAGE OF CHRISTMASES LONG LONG AGO

This is my original artwork.. it’s my nostalgic Christmas postcard to you. The scene I drew in this picture, several years ago actually, is gone now. It is of the former St. Ignatius Church in Centralia, PA, a place I attended Christmas midnight mass for several years when my life began. The road signs are … Read moreTHE NOSTALGIC IMAGE OF CHRISTMASES LONG LONG AGO

My box of nostalgia I really have one. I wonder if you do…

My box of nostalgia.. This is the week to view it. Review it. Pack it up.. Close the 2015 section and begin anew. I really have one. I wonder if you do, too? This box of nostalgia is both healthy and unhealthy. I searched through it tonight. I have memories dating back 20 years. I … Read moreMy box of nostalgia I really have one. I wonder if you do…

THE FINAL ALMA MATER IN AN ABANDONED SCHOOL

I went to an auction today.. a bit of an emotional roller coaster sort of began and ended at the right time in my life.. at the moment when I understand things better than before.. at a point where I can forgive, forget, and focus nostalgic memories when needed for perspective. I went to the … Read moreTHE FINAL ALMA MATER IN AN ABANDONED SCHOOL

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FALLING CHURCH

I am entering the mid-30s.. (shhh, I am sort of already in my mid-thirties, but it sounds good pretending I am just starting) .. And throughout my life since birth, I saw my town of Centralia go from populated to ghostly.. I have seen each and every single grade school and high school,I went to … Read moreTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF A FALLING CHURCH

Darkness falls: The reason for the season

There is always debate: Halloween or not.. Each and every year, a variety of people holding a varied amount of opinions decides to opine over the Halloween trick or treating season.. they talk about ghosts and ghouls. This year, we are also greeted with DESTINATION AMERICA presenting a ‘real’ exorcism–not of a person, but a … Read moreDarkness falls: The reason for the season