Author: Vic Socotra

DC

Life and Island Times July 13 2016 – DC This is one from 2016. ———————————— Marlow was expecting a fractious meeting at the Post on a cold February night. His stomach was churning for two reasons. The first was a long brewing argument over what charities could receive Post donations. The second was that it […]

Trouble in St. Joe

(Berrien County Court Bailiffs Joseph Zangaro (L) and Ron Kienzle. Both had previous service as sworn police officers and had worked at the Courthouse for a decade. Photo Jason Heeres/Twitter). I was moving the cars late yesterday afternoon. The saving grace was that I had remembered to forget that the crew from the Brother Asphalt […]

The Bull

Life and Island Times July 12 2016 – The Bull This remembrance was of a spring afternoon that Vic and Marlow spent along Duval Street in 2014. —————————————————– Well the sun was high, when we rode into town Last night’s rain up in DC, it froze on the ground Down the warm street, heard a […]

Penelope and Her Man

Life and Island Times July 11 2016– Penelope and Her Man Here is another one from 2016. ————————————————————– Marlow was at an evening midtown poker game last night, losing his lunch money for the next day. W was filling those three hours apart with her evening walk. She loved this time of the day to […]

Summer Squash Fritters

The day was too nice to get sucked back into the turmoil that came tumbling out of the long weekend. It is ugly, and the conclusion of “Child 44,” the thriller about times in the Uncle Joe’s Soviet Union made me realize that it might be time to be extremely cautious in dealing with any […]

Remington Afternoon

It is hard getting it together this morning. I want to go swim and hang out at the pool back up north and I am at the farm with chores to do. The motivation was to be here was to check the mail, ensure the mice had not moved back into the postbox, look at […]

Life and Island Times: Drinking with Jesus

Life and Island Times July 10 2016 – Drinking with Jesus This one is from 2011. —————————– I found myself half wasted at the Parrot late one night I was drinking heavily with Jesus Talking about my crap life Tell me, tell me Jesus Tell me, tell me more Why am I not happy? Why […]

No Truth in Pravda

(Stoic Russian peasants get the daily news from Pravda. Everyone was happy, without exception, except for malingerers and social misfits who needed long-term professional care. Photo Wikipedia). Yesterday was a day when belief was suspended. There was so much to process this week- so much of it sad and depressing after the excitement of a […]

A Christmas Story

Life and Island Times July 9 2016: Cooking With Love – A Christmas Story This is from December 2013. ———————————————————– Team members awoke early today, since the Metropolitan Community Church’s Cooking With Love program volunteers would be delivering Christmas meals to 130 souls across their island town. As Marlow opened the front doors to the […]

Island Superstition

Life and Island Times Jul 8 2016 – Island Superstition This one is from 2012. ——————————————————————— This island is a peculiar place – chock full of boozers, bikers, bozos, bimbos, and a few believers. Some are creative types bent on reinventing themselves and the island – as often as on a daily basis. What follows […]