'Welcome' Redux (from Oct. 24)

This is a republished entry from earlier this week. Because it was the charter entry I have opted to reprint:


Welcome to my blog post. The title "Fissures at an Excavation," is, of course, a play on the title of the famous symphonic work by 19th century composer, Modest Mussorgsky. If you are not inclined toward classical music, reference any Emerson, Lake and Palmer discography and you will locate the same result.

This post will comprise thoughts, reflections, reminiscences, opinions, and the occasional fiction or humor piece. I may, from time to time, pepper entries with found or established sources in the way of interesting quotes, excerpted song lyrics or prose/poetry cuttings. Now and then, I also hope to engage other friends to share their work here, be it prose or artwork (photography, drawings, etc.). Authorship will always be properly cited. For now, I will refrain from political commentary, but it won't be easy considering the public apathy and the corrupt political process.

In the end, I hope to provide something akin to an online magazine. And I welcome relevant and thoughtful input from the outside.

Well, let's see where the river takes us...

I took the above photo in a nearby sculpture park in Skokie, Illinois. Others will follow.