Author Archives: Paul B Womack


glimpse

sweet swells of music in the dead of night.
rhythmic waves wafting through the timeless twilight.
or in the searing heat of summer,
a boogaloo beat that just won’t quit.

the pounding surf of your soul,
glimpsing the mysterious music of the whole.

a daring dance […] Read the rest


Sunrise Morning


The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest  Hemingway
Collier Books, 127 pages, $4.95

Book Review

Ernest Hemingway had a way of getting right at the heart of a story. His brutally American directness changed the voice of 20th century fiction. And in “The Old Man and the Sea” […] Read the rest


A little more rock n’ roll on this list.

Song Time Artist Album
Dragway 42 5:20 The Pretenders Viva El Amor
Go Away 4:55 Elvis Costello Momofuku

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blossom

soothing escape into happiness.
brighter skies on brand new time.

no harsh confinement in loneliness.
no brooding storms over ominous times.

in a flash of the mind,
new awareness.
in windswept horizons of primeval terrain,
new consciousness.

like a blossom of omnipotence.
the infinity […] Read the rest


Here’s a menu of Desert Island Movies:

No.

Title

Director

01 The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola
02 Lawrence of Arabia David Lean
03 Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean
04 Ben

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Here are some Desert Island Books:

No.

Title

Author

01 The Bible
02 The Heart of the Matter Graham Greene
03 The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway
04 Samson Agonistes John

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Here’s a list of Desert Island Records (in alphabetical order by artist):

Album

Artist

Rubber Soul The Beatles
Sea Change Beck
Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan
Tusk Fleetwood Mac

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Here’s a list of what we’re hearing lately:

Song

Time

Artist

Album

Mother Of Violence 3:26 Peter Gabriel 2:Claw
Pink Moon 2:07 Nick Drake Pink Moon
Island Hopping 2:37 Joe Strummer Earthquake

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Eulogy for Dad

I want to thank all of y’all for coming today. We all loved my dad. He asked me a while ago to say something at this service. It’s something I really didn’t think about again until this week. When I thought about it I thought I might come up here […] Read the rest


Avant Garde

Clean and conspicuous, Avant Garde is a great headline typeface. In text it is a large type, which means you can use smaller point sizes and still remain legible. The “roundness” of the characters stands it apart from many other san serif styles.

History of Avant Garde
Herb Lubalin and […] Read the rest