I’m about finished writing a new song, and this one is interesting…to me anyway. So, I thought I’d write a little bit about the process. The Road Less Traveled is what I might call a waiting-for-tango song. I have a book of micro-stories called Café Chronicles that I published a few years ago, and althoughContinue reading ““The Road Less Traveled””
Category Archives: Short Stories
I Don’t Want to Die
This post may go off in a rather unintended direction. Hold on tight. It also made me somewhat uncomfortable in its self-indulgence, but maybe it was what I needed to write tonight. Recently, I started rewatching The Good Place, created by Michael Schur. It’s my kitchen show. I have a computer in the kitchen thatContinue reading “I Don’t Want to Die”
Perfection
I read a story yesterday about a guy. Now, for so many reasons, I won’t repeat the story word for word, but I will get the gist of the story, which led, not to a revelation for me, although maybe it should. It was a story about a guy, as I mentioned, who decided toContinue reading “Perfection”
Want Success? Study the Arts.
From my understanding of the world, the one thing that really separates humans from everything else on our planet is our desire for art in all its forms. Simply, we need the arts. We can’t go a day without some sort of beauty in our lives. I might even argue that we would cease toContinue reading “Want Success? Study the Arts.”
More on Basement Café
The name of the café in “Basement Café” from Cafe Chronicles is actually Webster’s Bookstore Cafe in State College, PA. Located in a basement along Beaver Avenue, it dedicates three-fourths of its space to books and the final fourth to the coffee shop. The space is big but not particularly inviting. It is an acquired tasteContinue reading “More on Basement Café”
More on Café San Parrillón-Bogotá
The next story in Café Chronicles takes place at Café San Parrillón, which is on the corner of 7th avenue and 65th street in the Chapinero district of Bogotá. It is the perfect local diner-type restaurant. They have the special of the day and do the typical Colombian diner food along with burgers and allContinue reading “More on Café San Parrillón-Bogotá”
More on Café Parrilla in Bogotá
This post may get very serious very quickly, but Café Parrilla, the next story in Café Chronicles, is one door down from La Albahaca Café on Carrera 4a in the Upper Chapinero area of Bogotá and is very similar in a number of ways. They also offer a special of the day, so often, IContinue reading “More on Café Parrilla in Bogotá”
More on Aquí en Santa Fe
Aquí en Santa Fe is the location for the next story in Café Chronicles. I went there in part because it was a place that I had visited in 1996 or so when I first lived in Bogotá, and I figured it was time I went back. From what I can tell, the restaurant wasContinue reading “More on Aquí en Santa Fe”
More on Café Albahaca
The next story in Cafe Chronicles takes place in Café Albahaca is in the Chapinero district of Bogotá and was right around the corner from my apartment. It is an unassuming place under a green awning with a chalkboard sign out front that announces the day’s specials. It was, without a doubt, the best placeContinue reading “More on Café Albahaca”
Henry James Morello 