Spud Walk

John Updike wrote a short story, “The Swimmer”, about a man having just the littlest teensiest nervous breakdown in his affluent neighborhood.

He went from one neighbor’s pool to another, unannounced and clad only in his bathing suit, and took … Read the rest

Attractiveness

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wait a minute. Frogs aren’t beautiful but they are fun.

On the way back from the baseball game, five year old Katie begins with the Pappy questions.

“Pappy?”

“Yes, honey.”

“You are … Read the rest

Emulsion Tear

This image is a technically “failed” polaroid emulsion transfer. The delicate emulsion lift and my fingers didn’t see eye to eye in the transfer.

However, the image breaks my heart each time I see it. I try to explain it…There … Read the rest