As stated in the previous post (A HAS-BEEN THAT NEVER WAS), I did not anticipate graduating from college. My ambition was to be in a touring band. However, I knew the complaints of my parents would not cease without a diploma. Reluctantly I acknowledged that my mother and brother were at a particular university with matching [...]
Category: Personal
10 Years Later
"Professors I respect have told me to choose between pursuing a career as an artist, musician, or author. I admit their unanimous advice is practical, but I desperately oppose such a requirement to choose a creative focus. I fervently believe being an artist, musician and author makes sense. Yet, when I explain myself to friends, [...]
Speaking of My Father’s Death
“I was a terrible father, but I am going to be a good grandpa.” Those were among the last words my dad spoke to me. The anniversary of his passing has occurred without much notice in recent years. Yet, this will be the first year that I am able to hold my son. https://soundcloud.com/thepetersam/speaking-of-my-fathers-death Symptoms [...]
Book Club
This book was recommended by a friend. Our family backgrounds are similar, we are the same age, went to the same elementary school and middle school. We then attended different high schools (although part of the same county) and different colleges, although both were funded by the same state. Years later, we began talking again [...]
My Love Story
As you begin to tell people you're engaged, there are particular questions that are generally asked. For example, where is the wedding going to be, where are you going to live, and where was the proposal? When you answer the last question with "in a parking lot," people tend to react. In response to shaking [...]
Causing Trouble in Chapel Hill
In a photography class, we were given the assignment of producing a series of photographs based on previous or future events. With a few exceptions my classmates flocked to vintage clothing and classic automobiles. Knowing this, I had to be different. While reminiscing a recent ceremony I asked Christian for her cap and gown. She [...]
