The Dreamweaver

Nov 28, 20211 min read

Illinois Mountains | The Dreamweaver

I was watching trains go by at Peterson and Ridge when I ran into an old woman who told me her friend had won a court case and had been...

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The Dreamweaver

Nov 27, 20211 min read

Old Friends* | The Dreamweaver

Bernie Behrens and I were passengers in a car and I asked him if he remembered Martin Lohan, a German boy who came our school in second...

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The Dreamweaver

Nov 24, 20212 min read

Horsin' Around | The Dreamweaver

I had just closed my new barbershop in Beverly Hills after my first day in business. I decided to treat myself to dinner to celebrate the...

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The Dreamweaver

Nov 18, 20213 min read

From Italy With Love | The Dreamweaver

I was in Chicago and had just picked up some dry cleaning before my pending trip to Italy. I was standing on a corner at Michigan Avenue...

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The Dreamweaver

Nov 15, 20212 min read

Torres Torres | The Dreamweaver

I was traveling in rural Spain with my grandfather in an old SEAT 600 when my grandfather said he had to use the toilet. We drove along...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 23, 20212 min read

The Italian | The Dreamweaver

I was talking to a strikingly handsome Italian man I had met earlier that afternoon when I took him away from the moving van he was...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 21, 20213 min read

Flipped | The Dreamweaver

I had just taken over day-to-day operations of a car rental service and my boss, the owner of the company, sent me to the depot to sort...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 21, 20214 min read

Electrical Fire | The Dreamweaver

I had just returned home from Los Angeles and was jet-lagged and hungry. There was nothing to eat at home, so I decided to go out and...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 18, 20214 min read

Bucharesti | The Dreamweaver

My family had been living in a luxury hotel in Bucharest for over a year in a witness protection program after I inadvertently became...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 17, 20212 min read

The King and The Kiss | The Dreamweaver

I arrived at the airport thirty minutes prior to my scheduled start time as I was advised there was a special security arrangement in...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 16, 20211 min read

Howard's Van* | The Dreamweaver

My band had just performed on a college campus in a majestic, cathedral-like building and my childhood friend Howard had come backstage...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 15, 20212 min read

Airport Blunder | The Dreamweaver

I had been visiting one of my former college professors in Zürich for a few days before having to meet my wife and children in Vienna....

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 12, 20212 min read

Gazpacho Deconstructed | The Dreamweaver

I had just checked into a luxury hotel and was waiting for the key to my room which was being cleaned. I walked over to the hotel's...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 8, 20211 min read

The Brown Satchel* | The Dreamweaver

My great-grandfather and I stood in a long, tearful embrace following an intense argument and struggle over a brown leather satchel he...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 8, 20212 min read

Something Fishy* | The Dreamweaver

My grandmother and I were leaving the house and she realized she had forgotten to buy dinner and seeing it was ten to eight, she asked me...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 8, 20211 min read

Trilingual* | The Dreamweaver

I stopped a police officer in a square in Amsterdam to ask directions and he started off speaking to me English. When he couldn’t place...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 6, 20211 min read

Diego & Juanes* | The Dreamweaver

Latino pop stars Diego Torres and Juanes were outside of my Las Vegas hotel window arguing. Diego was on the left—actually hanging on to...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 3, 20212 min read

The Green Phone* | The Dreamweaver

I had come home to the luxury high rise where I was living to change my shoes because I felt self-conscious that they did not go with the...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 3, 20212 min read

After Work | The Dreamweaver

I finished work and was offered a ride home by my ex-wife who offered to drive me to my great-grandfather's community center where I had...

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The Dreamweaver

Oct 3, 20211 min read

Deathbed | The Dreamweaver

My great-grandfather was on his deathbed and family and friends had gathered to pay their final respects. Typically quite shy and aloof,...

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