The Troy Burroghs Adventures
[Impressionist-Traveler]
The Thief
You just never know what is around the corner on this planet do yah. I was somewhere in Boston I think, I think I was a little out of it, you know, drunk and found myself ...
In the French dictionary a giclee (zhee-CLAY) will be defined as meaning "to spray or squirt." However others might say "giclee" doesn't mean "to spray," that "Giclee" isn't an infinitive and that it is the feminine of a past participle. So if th...
If your New Year's Resolution didn't include a good laugh, don't worry about it. New York native and author, J. Peter Yakel, says he's got you covered with his whirlwind international tale, "The Legend of Juggin Joe" (Lulu Press, www.lulu.com).
Due to client confidentiality issues, the names and identities of the client hospitals who have benefited from this process have been obscured as no self-respecting management team would like the press to know about t...
These are Saunders 'Waterford' Rough - hand made weight 638g/sqm - 300lb. I buy it in its standard size sheet of 762mm x 559 mm (30 x 22 inches.) and or:
[Advance] It was a while ago that I was in Iceland, on the rock formation, walking by the sea, overlooking the sea that is. I remember it quite well, quite well indeed, how I can forget i...
In her teashop that still reigns with the full splendour of ruffles and starch, Mrs. Prudy Murrell continues to charm a fortunate circle of customers with her elegant confectionaries.
As you step through the iron-lace door, your eyes convinc...
If you followed the advice in Part I of So You Want to be a Film Critic you have an amazing, witty, informative review ready for the world to see. So, now what? What do you do with your great review? Well now you market that review and others th...
Without a doubt, visual art is one of the most important aspects of Caribbean culture. And as more and more artists from the region attract international acclaim and attention, the unique style of Caribbean painters is becoming accessible to wider...
I was watching TV a few days ago and it just come to my mind, one of them flashbacks you hear about I suppose—you know, PTS: those Post Traumatic Stress flashes.
Anyways, the guy was talking on TV, calm like, mildly well dressed in his earl...
A painter's main tool box plus a number of smaller boxes are needed for all your tools so they can be found quickly. In addition it is important to know if any one of them is missing so it can be found before it is required for a specific painting...
Most people are not comfortable performing in front people. When I say of performing, such as an instrument, or singing, or acting, I mean more than just knowing how to do well at your chosen craft, I mean doing it well and in front of people. It...
This is not a story about farting by far, no sir-ree, it is a story about almost farting and dying. I was a drunk for twenty-two years, and I had some fart problems when I stopped drinking.
Now if you've drank before, and I personnel know 7...
I've learned in life you got to have an eye like an eagle and senses like a panther to survive. Oh yes, it's that kind of a world my friend. Survival is the name of the game. People like me need to be one step ahead of the other person. Got to h...
If you are interested at all in art and photography, you will no doubt have noticed the huge number of impressive looking online galleries all over the internet. Judging by the numbers of signed up artists and photographers they seem extremely pop...
She was not happy, and longed for her father, the father she knew, and she longed for her Old Folks Home she had not thought she'd grieve it, put I guess in Hell you do grieve, had it been in heaven or its equal, possible the ...
The sky was now misty, blotched with orange and purple mist, with holes in them, holes that filled the weighty looking sky as if it was sinking. Cloud-vapors settling close overhead. This only made her feel lonelier, yet ...
Captured now in the mass, the heap of human souls, the spirit-flesh looked as if they were all dead corpuses; —the sky cold and dark, as if the sun was hidden, and spider-like root legs seemed to lace the orb above them that...
