A Brief Proclamation From My High Horse Atop My Ivory Tower.
Author Archives: Tom Iftner
Chapter Ten: The Endless River
The river is within us, the sea is all about us. T.S. Eliot I am going to die. This is not hyperbole. I doubt it will be today, and it probably won’t be tomorrow, but someday I will die, and so will you. I am so sorry. I understand the words – I am goingContinue reading “Chapter Ten: The Endless River”
Chapter Nine: Dancing In The Dark
Bird watching is a fine hobby. I cannot stress this enough.
Chapter Eight: The Streak
The only rule was that you had to run at least one mile every day for the 40 days between Memorial Day and the 4th of July. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Supplemental Entry #1: The Long Ride
A hastily written entry that merits being written, but doesn’t merit 1400 words.
Chapter Seven: At A Siding
Hemingway, Vonnegut, Angelou, Camus and Nihilistic Arby’s.
Chapter Six: It Ain’t Me, Babe
A list of things that I am bad at, a cult, and what happens when you spend your life actively rebelling against idioms.
Chapter Five: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
That Episode of Twin Peaks that you either love or hate, my Dr. Manhattan impersonation, a large dog, good advice, and bad advice.
Chapter Four: Run or Die, or, The Lost Hope Diet
Harry Potter, A Small Horse, A Mostly Empty Cupboard, And The Gates Of Hell
Chapter Three: Born Under Punches
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade.
