Published in The Water Tower·PinnedMember-onlyThe Second Amendment No Longer Benefits SocietyI’ve Changed My Mind — The Second Amendment Needs Legislative Help — It’s fitting that I write this on Memorial Day; yesterday was the anniversary of my path changing from being another headstone, visited this weekend, with an American flag placed lovingly above, to the life I have now. It is a time when I become reflective of what impact I have…The Second Amendment12 min read
Published in The Water Tower·PinnedMember-onlyApollo’s GateJust below the walk, under Apollo’s Gate, there is a small beach at the edge of the protected cove. You walk down steps into the Mediterranean and float on your back looking up at the ancient ruin. It is calm and serene until the Blue Star Ferry arrives, the captain…Poetry2 min read
Published in The Water Tower·Jan 14Member-onlyCould The Oculus Finally Bring Virtual Reality MainstreamThe device once mainly used for gaming now brings real world benefits as well as risks — I am writing this from an empty cafe in the Metaverse (ugh). Due to the recent covid variant my writing location options are limited. In pre-covid time I would be in my favorite local coffee place, tucked into a corner that lets me watch the rest of the people go…Oculus9 min read
Jun 23, 2021Member-onlyA Falcon’s ViewFor the past twelve weeks, a pair of falcons chose to perch on the glass wall at the top of the building across the street. They were young. And like all new residents of the city, eager, full of hope, and content with what they had. During the day I…Poetry On Medium2 min read
Jun 16, 2021Member-onlyNew York AwakesSome say that the city is back. For those of us who stayed, the city never left. It did the same thing it does after a heavy snowfall — in…Poetry1 min readDream display. L.E.A.F exhibit, Meatpacking District, New York City © Photo by John Harbour, all rights reserved.New York Awakes----
May 19, 2021Member-onlyMaine BluesA quiet refuge, away from the pandemic and the city. Bald eagles scan the cove for sea bass while the evening fog builds on the land across…Poetry1 min readMaine Blues----
May 17, 2021Member-onlyColors of GreeceThe first thing you notice as you leave the old port of Chania, passing by the light that guards the harbor, are the colors of blue and…Poetry1 min readColors of Greece----
May 14, 2021Member-onlyCharles Bridge, PragueThe city wraps its arms around you and welcomes you to walk its streets. Timeless and untouched by modern war, it is a holiday weekend to the 18th century. To sit on the edge of the main square, near where Kafka was born, and look across to the ham man…Poetry2 min read
May 12, 2021Member-only𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲: 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀You climb to the top of the hill early in the day to avoid both the crowds and the heat. But there is no escaping the heat. The sun beats…Poetry1 min read𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲: 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀----
May 10, 2021Member-onlyOn the WillowemocThe grass was the bright green of early spring, except in the shade of the hemlocks, or where touched by the shadow of the eagle circling…Poetry1 min readThe Willowemoc off of Debruce Road. © Photo by John Harbour, all rights reserved.On the Willowemoc----