The Mystery Spot

 I've been posting more on Dreamwidth and have more or less abandoned this blog. Posted this one a couple of days ago.  I live in an are...

For years the Columbus Dispatch has run an weekly article called "Where I Eat" in which locals are asked where they go out to eat ...

During a diner conversation on Friday morning, the man I was talking with brought up that people do not get back to you when you contact the...

On Wednesday, September 11th, I will be taking part in a reading sponsored by Streetlight Guild at Kafe Kerouac. 30 poets will be reading in...

After a few years of discussion with Scott Woods, we finally accomplished Pairings: A Night of Wine and Poetry at his new venue - Streetligh...

My friends Teri, Vernell, Fabio and Tyrone have made a wonderful short film. You should take four and a half minutes to watch it. Paper H...

“Are you a musician?” The server asked me. “You look like someone I’ve seen before but I can’t place you.” After quizzing each other with va...

Went to my off the beaten patch record store today to do some digging. And dig I did. For a change, I went in with a list of four records an...

When people are looking through over 40 years of your life on one side of the room, and you are on the other - holding forth and making gin ...

It's a rare time when I can say I saw two of the best concerts I've seen in the past 18 years in less than a week, but it happened. ...

I first saw this band during Holler last March. A couple of things impressed my about this Columbus band: they write their own songs, play n...

The street I live on is 99% quieter than the last one and it is taking time to get used to. No longer are there people doing 60 in a 25. No ...

Been another week of loading up the car, unloading it all in the new house. Repeat. Somewhere in there my wife made a lovely Thanksgiving di...

My third Great-Grandfather, Joseph Plunkett served in the army with the Massachusetts Volunteers during The Civil War. His arm was either in...

My son started school today and is technically in ninth grade. It's hard enough to let that try and sink in before realizing he will be ...

The original Lunatic Asylum of Ohio was constructed in Columbus in 1835 on Columbus’ near east side. It burned down in 1868 and the rebuild ...

Been ill most of the week, a lingering malaise of various internal organs. Each day I last about a half hour further before a quick fade out...

I got into the Roxy Music scene as late as possible. Avalon was the first record of theirs I really came to love, of course it was their las...

It's been all internet spam here because it's overwhelming out there right now. If you are capable of reading this, you already know...

Earlier a friend did a Facebook post inviting us to share unpopular Columbus opinions. It turned into a long thread. It seems that some feat...