Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Photography by Anthony Colagreco, Copyright 2019 . The Digital Era . Many of you reading this came of age in the digital photography era. Most likely you’ve never used, maybe never even seen, a film camera. My girlfriend Marion was like that. The first time I handed … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS . I’ve made a sort of study of musical instruments from around the world, each with its own unique sound. From India there is the sitar, best known, but also the sarod, sort of an Indian lute, and another stringed instrument called the veena. … Read more
Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #32 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . PROSTITUTION? . As you know, prostitution is illegal almost everywhere in the USA. Should it or other “victimless crimes” be? That’s a question I’ve pondered over for years. Basically, I’m a Libertarian. I’m in favor of the smallest possible government … Read more
Poetry by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2018 . Sour Moneybags’ Dumbasssss Song . Tweets don’t fail me now! Tweets don’t fail me now! Tweets don’t fail me now! On the run Ain’t no pun Feelin’ the strain on my feet, as under the sun my old body is beat Hellhounds on my trail I’m being … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2019 . Diary: Theresa. A Visit to Alcatraz. 1980 . I first laid eyes on Theresa as she excited a cable car on a side street next to the Fairmount Hotel where I was staying in San Francisco on assignment in 1980. She walked directly towards me … Read more