Remember The Alamo
An ADK Outlaw Bailout Pinned down & caged, running out of ammo as his quarry attempted an escape. Would reinforcements arrive in time? Two lifelong friends. One epic hunt. ********** Chuck & I first met in college. We each quickly realized we shared two things in common: We were...
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My Elegant Friend
*This story appeared as “An ‘Adirondack Outlaw’ at Cornell in the Adirondack Almanack’s April 18, 2021 on-line edition. ********** My Elegant Friend I wrote the poem “Sweet Adrienne” sometime in early 1982, during the spring semester of my freshman year at Cornell. Just before getting called into the...
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ROCK & FIRE
Comic book war heroes. As kids, growing up in the ’70’s, my brother Ray & I loved ’em. The Haunted Tank, Unknown Soldier, Weird War Tales- & my personal favorite -SGT ROCK. “ROCK” was “Easy Company” Platoon Sergeant, “Top Kick” in a long series of WWII comic...
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