Author Archives: 31 Croft Road

They will be trekking back soon…the “lost boys”…those the University never quite understood.  Back to Never Never Land.  An Oasis clustered in West Philadelphia, a place most had no clue existed.  A space set apart.  The ‘Ship’ is still moored … Continue reading →

He walked in at 7:30 a.m. for coffee. Almost every day. She made it black, “Navy black.” He had grown accustomed to its dark thickness. It was how he and his father had drank it at the racetrack. Years were … Continue reading →

He walked in at 7:30 a.m. for coffee. Almost every day. She made it black, “Navy black.” He had grown accustomed to its dark thickness. It was how he and his father had drank it at the racetrack. Years were … Continue reading →

When did she get old?  He sat silently, on the downslope of the bank, a lisp of an edge. Small rocks jagged the river, shunting brown water through small gaps cycling where it came together just before the bend downstream. … Continue reading →

It is improbable that time is the same for you as it is for me.  I mean, look at you, your getting older!  Not me.  Still hunkered down at that middling age where life is the great mystery of excitement … Continue reading →

My auntie Grace left. She was one of approximately 155,000 that day world wide. But she was My Auntie Grace. Not my mother, sister, friend, or a written ‘obit’ randomly read in the Chicago Sun-Times. She was the last one, … Continue reading →

We had one African-American (Black) student in the Jr.high school and he was gay.  Calvin Gray.  We liked him.  His friends were mostly girls. They loved him.  Don’t know what happened but he and Eddie Woodcock disappeared after ninth grade. … Continue reading →

I. Mattie could not get the the contents in the porcelain to quit swirling.  He felt his stomach revolting again. Gagging, he puked into the bowl. Gripping the side with one hand, he wiped his mouth with the back of … Continue reading →

I did not watch the game completely.  I did see the last quarter in its entirety. I  favored Green Bay, but was alright if Seattle won.  This reasoning is because I feel Seattle has the defense to beat New England. … Continue reading →

They had been on the music scene with different groups; Stills with Buffalo Springfield, Nash with the Hollies and Crosby…depending if he was high or in rehab, with just about anyone. But his beginnings were with the Byrds. All three … Continue reading →