You Were My Book (Part 1)
• July 8, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1990, 2016, Books, Iowa, Reading
Tags: Back Door Bar, Bud Morris, California, Ellen, Ellen Terry, Encyclopedia, Friends, intimate relationships, Kentucky, Louisville, lovers, Lynn, male-centric influences, romance, romantic, screenplays, Tennessee, Toyota, University of Iowa, Van Morrison, World Book encyclopedia
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 2)
• September 18, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1985, Iowa, Minnetrista
Tags: Anti-apartheid, Boswell, Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Crèvecœur, Currier Hall, Datsun, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, English-Philosophy Building, Fingerhut, Fitzpatrick's, Greyhound, Hancher Auditorium, Harv's House, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jane, Jessup Hall, Jim, John Sayles, Laura Speaks, Mayflower Hall, Minneapolis Tribune, Pentacrest, proofreading, REM, Rick Kubat, Ron Howard, Samuel Johnson, Selected Authors, St. Louis, Stephen Biko, The Crow's Nest, Therese, University of Iowa, Volkswagen Bug, Wayne Franklin, Yolanda
Head Room
• August 7, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1984, 1985, 2015, Iowa, Writing
Tags: cemetery, clouds, Daily Iowan, gravestones, Hickory Hill Park, Insomnia, Iowa City, literary magazines, Mother & Child, Nate Oliver, perfectionism, procrastinating, The Iowa Rag, University of Iowa, writer's block
Finding the Nest (Final)
• July 24, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Currier Hall, Dick Bray, Doberman Pinscher, Gilmore Hall, Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, Iowa City, Jackson Browne, Jeff Gardiner, John's Grocery, Katharine Hepburn, Letters From The Circus, MacLean Hall, Mayflower Hall, Procol Harum, Quad Cities, Raquel Welch, Rick Kubat, Robert Creeley, Shine On Brightly, Smokey Robinson, Sue Rolfe, The Big Chill, The Crow's Nest, The Deadwood, The Shy, Tony Franciosa, University of Iowa, Van Morrison, Yolanda
Finding the Nest (Part 4)
• July 17, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: Ann, Carolyn, Dave, dreams, Hallowe'en, Hunter S. Thompson, Iowa City, jack o' lanterns, Joe's Place, John Belushi, Mayflower Hall, punkheads, Quadrophenia, Rick Kubat, Ronald Reagan, Seashore Hall, Sue Rolfe, Tetraphonic, Thanksgiving, The Crow's Nest, Theron Hollingsworth, University of Iowa
Finding the Nest (Part 3)
• July 10, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, School
Tags: A.W. Pinero, Bud Morris, Cubs-Padres, Dan O'Connor, Deadwood, Elaine, Hedda Gabler, Iowa City, Jeff Gardiner, John Irving, Kim, Kool Ray & The Polaroids, Louisville, Melanie, Mike, Reuben Reuben, Rick Kubat, Special Export, Sue Rolfe, The Crow's Nest, University of Iowa
Finding the Nest (Part 1)
• June 26, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, 2015, Iowa
Tags: A&W, Abi, amusement park, Andy, Bo James Saloon, Bud Morris, Carolyn, Cedar Rapids, Christian, college, Diamond Dave's Taco Company, Diane, Donnie's, Elvis Costello, Gerry, Gordy, Heineken, Iowa City, John Larson, John's Grocery, Judy, Kay, Labor Day, Larry, Louisville, Mayflower Hall, Peter Gabriel, Progressions, Purple Rain, R.E.M., Rich, Rick Kubat, Scotland, Sharon, SOS Printing, Steve Bob & Rich, Tequila Sunrise, Terrell Mill Park, The Crow's Nest, The Jam, The Shy, Todd, University of Iowa
Your Greatest Year
• June 12, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1984, Iowa, Minnetrista, Writing
Tags: 20 Questions, Bill Schutt, Blatz Light Cream Ale, Burger Chef, college loan, fathers, Hy-Vee, Incredible Festival, Indianahead Players, Iowa City, Jose Sanchez, Karin Davis, Lake Waconia, Lianna, Mad Dog, Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, Mound American Legion Hall, Old Capitol Mall, Out of English, reinvention, sons, The Last Judgment, The Neighborhood Pharmacy, Tom LaCrosse, University of Iowa, Westonka Community Theater
Full Mental Racket
• May 29, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1984, Minnesota, Minnetrista
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, All My Sons, Arthur Miller, Bob Bye, Brian Atene, Brooklyn Park, Carlos P., community theater, Full Metal Jacket, Gerry Smith, Gustav Hasford, Hue, Iowa City, Iowa House, Iowa Memorial Union, Khe Sanh, MacBride Hall, Matthew Modine, Middlebrook Hall, Monique, SOS Printing, St. Boni, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Kargel, The Short-Timers, The Twin Cities Reader, Tom LaCrosse, University of Iowa, Vietnam, Warner Brothers, Westonka Community Center
Flashlight Tag for Dummies™
• May 8, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1977, 1984, Minnesota
Tags: Arizona State, Casco Point, Cindy Dorn, Connie Conklin, dance, Family Project, flashlights, Follow You Follow Me, Green Death, Indianhead Players, Iowa City, Kick the Can, Minnetrista, Monique, romantic love, St. Bonifacius, Tatum O'Neal, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, Westonka Community Theater
Completely in the Dark 