Category: Present

• look homeward, sailor

  [Photo is mine.] “O lost, and by the wind grieved, ghost, come back again.” ~~Thomas Wolfe. Look Homeward, Angel. I’m not a ghost, not yet anyway, but I’ve come back. Back to my hometown of Owego. I have things to do. Getting the new enhanced driver’s license is on the top of my to-do list.…

  patrickjegan

  April 23, 2025

  Childhood, death, Family, Going Away To College, Holding onto the Past, Home, In Search of Lost Time, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, owego ny, Present, Susquehanna River, Time, Travels

  #courthousesquareowegony, #hometownmemories, #owegonyfuneralhome, #returningtomyhometown, #sailorsandsoldierscivilwarmonumentowegony, #thewatchfulsailor, fantasy, fiction, owego ny, short-story, stories, writing

• Four Impossible Things Before 11:30 am

  After every dark night, there is a bright day. –Anon. [Source: Google search] The Butterfly Effect Two mornings ago I woke up with an overwhelming feeling that I was immersed up to my neck in a bad case of The Butterfly Effect. I definitely felt I had a sensitive dependence on the fact that even…

  patrickjegan

  July 1, 2022

  Adirondacks, Family, Home, humor, Mountains and Memories, Nature, North Country Life, Present, Real Personal History, satire, seniors, summer

  cobwebs, house maintenance, screen cleaning

• Too Old, Too Soon: Two Friends

  “I want to go for a ride,” said the car that had a teal fender. “You can’t. You’re a mess. Your engine hasn’t run since the early sixties. A car also needs four wheels and you need three. Your ride isn’t going my friend. This is going to be where you will stay until someone…

  patrickjegan

  March 26, 2021

  Blogging, Family, Fictional Personal History, Friendship, History, Holding onto the Past, Melancholy Thoughts, Memories, Present, seniors, Short Fiction