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Who Has Time For Moby Dick?

January 17, 2023February 12, 2023 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

Hey readers! I see people checking out the blog from time to time. I wish I had more to say, but who has time for Moby Dick when the perch are biting? It’s a little guy, I’ll admit it. But if not for the picture, how would you even know? It could just as well … Continue reading Who Has Time For Moby Dick?

Treasures of the Mississippi

August 15, 2022August 22, 2022 / crowcityblog / Leave a comment

Wednesday morning I went fishing in the Mississippi River below the Ford dam. I parked my car at Wabun park and tromped in my waders along Minnehaha Creek to the familiar spot. Along the way I paused to drift my wooly bugger through some promising pools but came up empty. With it being late summer, … Continue reading Treasures of the Mississippi

The Bicycle Thief

June 13, 2022June 18, 2022 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

Minneapolis, MN I’m delivering mail when a raven-haired woman on a bicycle emerges from behind an apartment building. She takes a quick glance behind, almost as if she is being pursued, and starts down the stairs. These are low, gradual stairs that I could go down easily with the wide tires of my mountain bike, … Continue reading The Bicycle Thief

No Mow May

June 3, 2022June 20, 2022 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

Last week I purchased a new lawnmower at my son’s behest. The lithium battery-powered mower I had been using finally crapped out for good. I should have returned it the day I bought it because it never was worth a damn. It had some safety feature that killed the engine if you went over the … Continue reading No Mow May

A Hole in the Ice (Part 2)

May 19, 2022 / crowcityblog / 2 Comments

Here's part two of my short story, "A Hole in the Ice." Thank god, the ice is long gone here in Minneapolis. In terms of weather, May in Minnesota is shaping up to be a much better month than April. The government says 1 million Americans have died of Covid 19. I tested positive on … Continue reading A Hole in the Ice (Part 2)

Minneapolis Skyline

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

I was very happy when I first moved to Minneapolis seventeen years ago. I recall a sense of elation as I stared at the distant cluster of downtown skyscrapers while running around what was then called Lake Calhoun. I had discovered a place that felt like home, a new home without all the baggage from … Continue reading Minneapolis Skyline

Men in Black

March 29, 2022April 4, 2022 / crowcityblog / 2 Comments

My wife announces that she is going to bed and I tell her goodnight. “You guys should get to bed too,” I say to my sons who are lounging across from me on the couch. They groan. “You’re back to school on Tuesday.” The teacher’s union voted to end their strike over the weekend. The … Continue reading Men in Black

A Hole in the Ice (Part 1)

March 11, 2022March 18, 2022 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

“A Hole in the Ice” is a short story I wrote before the pandemic started. I’m still ice fishing and in that time I’ve figured out some things. This season, I caught a lot of crappies out of Lake Nokomis that I filleted, fried and ate. It was a gratifying moment to see seven-year-old Theo … Continue reading A Hole in the Ice (Part 1)

Don’t Squeeze the Charmin

January 25, 2022November 25, 2022 / crowcityblog / Leave a comment

A squad car pulls up next to the apartment building I’m approaching. I nod to the two officers and they smile back. One of them seems familiar. It’s below zero out. “Well, I suppose you don’t mind letting us in.” It is the same cop.  He’s a white guy with salt and pepper hair.  There … Continue reading Don’t Squeeze the Charmin

Life on the Plains

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 / crowcityblog / 1 Comment

Life on the plains can be very dull. You stare at the nothing sky, the nothing horizon, the nothing wind blowing in your face, and you wonder if anything can ever happen. You cannot imagine paradise because you were born into a wasteland. The land has been skinned like the exterminated bison left to rot, … Continue reading Life on the Plains

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