A New Contemporary Resurrection Chapter 01
Don't ever ask how I ended up in this strange life situation. Ok, it's fairly explainable, with good reason, I swear. I see that I can't avoid it now, so well, here it is. Why, do you ask, are you able to own a Douglas DC-7C, and several cars, and...
Something About a Time Alone
Something About a Time Alone If there ever was something you could count on for the neighbourhoods on the eastern ends of Long Island, on both the North Fork, and the South Fork, and the coastal neighborhoods on the Massachusetts coast, obviously...
A Place to Rest on the Ocean
A Place to Rest on the Ocean I leaned back in relaxation as the Lockheed L-1649 Starliner I was flying was in final approach to Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, New York, parking at the terminal instead of a...
A Most Prized Possession (alternate title: Some Ordinary Guy's Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 Rollout Ceremony)
A Most Prized Possession Xi Yao (Peter) Liao I made my way to the aircraft boneyard. Thankfully it was the last, as good lord were these trips exhausting. The last penny was paid off, and today I was here to pick up the Douglas (all that...
Long Way to Jakarta
I looked at John in utter disbelief "Wait what, seriously??" I said "Yeah, sorry, man. Only one they had" said John "So you expect me to fly from here in NYC to Jakarta in a fucking Douglas DC-9-88 (MD-88)? If I remember properly, these planes are...
One Trip to Miami
The Q15 pulled to a stop at Roosevelt ave., where the door opened so straphangers could board the 7 train that would whisk them off to Manhattan, for work, leisure, but mostly work. I have stopped riding the train when I got my car, because after all,...
The Essence of Truest Friendship
Who said that words defined the boundaries That demarcated the stages of friendship? That you're not a good friend Until it is said so? Yet, a friendship Of which stage it is in is not said Can become close No matter how rhetorical the...
The Thrilling Solitude
I cruise down the road In my Mercedes-Benz 280SL Down the coastal highway To the isolated cottage That was my home You see, I had driven in a long circle To re-live the thrill Of going back home Back to my home on the coast That came from a...
The Phoenix Within, A(nother) Personal Nonfiction
The 6 train rhythmically barrelled towards Pelham Bay Park, the terminus for the subway train line in the Bronx. I was riding it to a place I was not unfamiliar with, but far from being just a mundane same-old-thing visit. The destination was a bit...
Heart of the Winter
The snow falls descend over Herod Point As I watch with a sober placid eye For in my heart, I feel an emotion rise up A strange warmth That is so special Only certain things that I hold dear can cause it From my heart into my head And into the...
A New Contemporary Resurrection Chapter 02
A New Contemporary Resurrection Chapter 2 A few days passed, and as I gave my word, I flew back to town to be with my old buddy Kiersten. The Douglas DC-7C chugged to a stop by the stairway, which I pulled up by to connect to the plane. I deplaned,...