Afterwords… buried in unwashed clothes the desert reminds us of its existence with a cactus spike like a thorn in ones side poking painful reminders of my absence proving it wasn’t a dream Drying sage fills my van collected when busyness subsided; Sand witnessed between floor cracks dragged in from days out skin bronzed from […]
Random Writings
Quality Lost
My favorite pants disappeared. Its odd, really. Incomprehensible. I don’t quite understand how or why, nor do I remember taking them off at some random place and walking away pant less. My van doors remain closed when I undress giving them no chance to fall out. Yet perhaps, they are high spirited and decided to […]
The Slow-mo Road to Recovery
Sometimes people call me Slow-mo. Though only certain people… The nickname comes from my speed of doing things. Slow-mo rhymes with Thomo so it is sort of funny. But only sort of. My pace can be frustratingly slow for not only some route climbers who I’d only describe as bright eyed and bushy tailed, but […]
A Squamish Summer
When it finally came, it was one of those summers you didn’t want to end. The days were of the sort that reminded me of childhood; the sun felt strong and the days were so long it seemed the moon would never show itself. It felt as close to normal summer weather as we can […]
Freegan Milk
Based on a true story. Its 2015. We are in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Conor is in Magic Wood too. That’s how we met. Maybe you know him? Conor Houlihan…? It kind of rhymes with hooligan. He was one of a kind. IS one of a kind… As far as I know, he’s alive and well; […]
A few links to Coop Love…
The Grand Wall Bouldering Coop is a volunteer run bouldering Coop that opened its doors in 2008. It is one of the best training gyms i have ever visited and is akin to a second home for me. It is the place where i train for outside and inside. Through my shoulder injury it is […]