Poem/Prose

Boondock Saints

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“It’s St. Patty’s Day, everyone’s Irish tonight. Why don’t you just pull up a stool and have a drink with us?” — Murphy McManus What to pair with your Guinness or your Irish whiskey on St. Patrick’s Day? Probably more ale or whiskey, if you’re doing things properly. But for the Wine Harlots, nothing says St. Patrick’s Day like [...]

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Wine Wisdom from Karl Marx

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“Be careful to trust a person who does not like wine.” — Karl Marx photo credit: Chris Lamphier ©2013

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Wines, Of Course Merely Smile

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“The way to drink a cocktail is quickly, while it’s still laughing at you. Wines, of course, merely smile.” — Harry Craddock Wine Harlots first heard this iconic quote from the incomparable Derek Brown of Washington D.C.’s renowned bars The Passenger, Columbia Room and soon, the eagerly awaited Mockingbird Hill, a sherry and jamón joint, who [...]

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The Initiates :: A Comic Artist And a Wine Artisan Exchange Jobs :: Etienne Davodeau

In the graphic novel The Initiates - A Comic Artist And a Wine Artisan Exchange Jobs, comic artist Etienne Davodeau proposes to Loire Valley wine maker Richard Leroy that they spend a year immersing themselves in learning each others respective lifework. Leroy agrees, and the apprenticeship begins.

“We walk between night and day. Between heaven and earth. A suspended moment, when talking is unnecessary.” — Etienne Davodeau In the graphic novel The Initiates – A Comic Artist And a Wine Artisan Exchange Jobs, comic artist Etienne Davodeau proposes to Loire Valley wine maker Richard Leroy that they spend a year immersing themselves [...]

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Karer See :: John Singer Sargent

watercolor painting Kaser See by John Singer Sargent, circa 1914

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Watercolor painting, Karer See by John Singer Sargent (1914)

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Dance Says Nietzsche

photograph of literary word street art: we should consider everyday lost in which we have not danced once. friedrich nietzsche

cool hunting photo credit: Andrew Lazorchak of Soiree Wine Aerator ©2012 at Feast Portland.

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My Last Supper :: Melanie Dunea

photograph of the book cover of My last Supper Fifty Great Chefs and Their Final Meals by Melanie Dunna

“If you were to die tomorrow, what single dish, what mouthful of food from anywhere in the world or anytime in your life, would you chose as your last? What would be your choice for your last meal on earth?” – Anthony Bourdain A simple premise. A deceptively difficult challenge to master. What would be [...]

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Cappuccino

photograph of a cappucinno on a dark table with a single yellow daisy to the left of the coffee cup

“This coffee plunges into the stomach…the mind is aroused, and ideas pour forth like the battalions of the Grand Army on the field of battle…. Memories charge at full gallop…the light cavalry of comparisons deploys itself magnificently; the artillery of logic hurry in with their train of ammunition; flashes of wit pop up like sharp-shooters.”  [...]

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Here Comes April Again

image of the classic 0 The Fool from the Rider Waite Smith Tarot card deck

“Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.” —  Charles Lamb  Image of The Fool from the Rider-Waite tarot cards, circa 1909.

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Write Drunk. Edit Sober.

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