I’m back in the city. The big smoking, stinking city. The screaming crackheads and sirens city. The place where no one knows your name and no one wants to. I’m home.
Category Archive: personal
Jul 09
On Vacation
I’ll be leaving town for a few days for some much needed time in the country. It’s important that I occasionally go to the country so that I remember why I need the town. I have some outdoorsy type things planned. Some golf and some other crap. I’ll try to look at some birds and …
Jun 06
Valediction for a Filthy Angel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5umHWM940j0] “The farewell between Hitler and Mussolini at the station was very affectionate. Both men were moved.” – Galeazzo Ciano Like a note played in a different octave, two words can have the same meaning but a different pitch. There is a difference between goodbye and farewell. This is a farewell. A filthy angel dropped …
May 27
Grumpy's Tragic Flaw
If you had of told me ten years ago that blogging could result in sex, I probably would have said: “Logging?” “No — blogging.” “What the fuck is blogging? A drug?” And then we would have talked about the future history of the internet and such. It would have been quite an interesting conversation. Frankly, …
May 01
Twenties in Review: Ten Years Homeless
Just yesterday some fellow tried to rob me in the street. A few days before that, someone called me a poser. It appears that my twenties are ending in much the same fashion as they began. I don’t remember much about this decade. There are whole periods consigned to the mystery of the blackout. What …
Apr 04
The Picture of Dorian Gray
If there’s one thing that bothers me about being called a dandy — above all the other things that bother me about it– it is this: It makes my affection for Wilde look like an affectation. It is not. Although I dislike the bulk of his poetry, his plays and stories are enough to rank …
Mar 02
Casual Sex . . .
I had some. And no, I won’t tell you with who. It was bound to happen sooner or later. In my case, it happened later. For over a year, I’ve been living like a monk. Perhaps my brain needed some time to rewire. By nature and circumstance, I’m a fundamentally monogamous creature. Although I’ve been …
Feb 22
It's a Start
I’ve been meaning to do it for over a year and I finally got started. Those who have been to my place will know that there’s a blue room and an orange room. These are called the blue room and the orange room. I’m happy with the orange room but the blue room was a …
Feb 06
Absorb and Expel
Posting has been harder than normal lately. There’s a few reasons for this. Most of the recent news has bored me. I’ve been out socializing –this occasionally happens for some reason– and I’ve also been working quite a bit. There’s the tailor to visit, the novel to write and all sorts of other tasks. My …
Jan 24
You're Free; We're Doomed
I’m not saying I’m Jesus but . . . I may get crucified for other people’s sins. “The Grumpy Owl” has now been opened up to ghostwriters. This means that you’re free. You too can post what you want here. It’s now democratic; the people have a voice and the means to make me, their …
- Author (Aurora Award Shortlisted, Technicolor Ultra Mall)
- Blogger (Obviously)
- Critic (Various Places, Various Things)
- Speaker (Panels, contest judge, etc.)
- One of Toronto's 12 Most Stylish (Toronto Life)
- Futurist (The weather will be . . .)
- Husband (Over two years now.)
- Worker (Cause writing is glamour.)
- Dandy (But probably not how you mean it.)
- Contact ( ryan dot oakley at gmail dot com)
