Author Archives: Roger Wright

Grandfather Youseef. No one knows him by any other name. He pulls his hands out of the hot soapy dishwater in the back of the Pakistani restaurant on Devon Avenue in Chicago on a hot and tired August night. He … Continue reading →

On this 71st Birthday of the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Something very strange just happened. A molten steel force of heat slaps the face of a simmering city of Chicago. So three lonely souls spotting separate shady benches in … Continue reading →

She arrived in Chicago on a slushy cold February day in 1947. A friend had told her to look up a writer named Algren. And in the tour of the underbelly, mean streets, dive bars in the Polish neighborhood of … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from: “FINDING WORK WHEN THERE ARE NO JOBS” From Part Two: Telling Your Story Chapter 4 INTRODUCTION Do you act differently when no one is watching? That’s a pretty tough question to answer honestly. How would you know? But … Continue reading →

O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95:1 Nothing to eat or drink after midnight tonight because the surgery is tomorrow. That means no milk. And … Continue reading →

Excerpt from: “FINDING WORK WHEN THERE ARE NO JOBS” From Part Three: Adding Music Chapter 7 INTRODUCTION All of us have musical memories. Where we were when a song played. Remembering the words to songs from childhood. Music remains after … Continue reading →

A gentle evening rain bathes the harbor docks of Liverpool as a single bass note foghorn sings to the mist. And a salty ocean breeze from beyond boundaries of time and visibility sails in the spirits of the two musicians. … Continue reading →

Her glass eye never bothered me. But killing me off with a heart attack? That was a problem. This is a true love story because I was looking for true love. Or, like the previous marriage, some reasonable facsimile. But … Continue reading →

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