Category Archives: Stories and Songs

Tribute to Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Posted on June 30, 2017 by timweil

       NY Times obit-tribute  4/1/17 –Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Who Stirred a Generation of Soviets, Dies at 83 The City of Yes and the City of No – a surging outcry against repression The City of Yes and the … Continue reading →

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Fool Courting Dance

Posted on April 12, 2017 by timweil

Fool Courting Dance (soundtrack) A ROADSIDE DISTRACTION First eve of their journey, SF to Boulder, T-Bone asks Mobility B (MoB for short) to stop in Carson City, so he can gamble. But he sleeps thru town, and wakes up in … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to be a Homeless Person?

Posted on December 22, 2016 by timweil

Who Wants to be a Homeless Person? To compete for prizes in front of our live studio audience, you potential contestants have been invited here to the universal ‘Hobo Jungle’ sound stage for a dry run and a simulation of … Continue reading →

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Read the Latest Story – Follow the Leader

Posted on October 26, 2016 by timweil

© 2016 Tim Weil, Stories and Songs The Troop Song The Hawk Patrol has standards high We’re moving forward all the time This cast of hawks never lets you down We’re Scouters on the uphill climb We’re honor bound to … Continue reading →

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Bowling for Dollars

Posted on July 4, 2016 by timweil

A cold, chilly December afternoon at RFK stadium in Washington DC, watching your team go down to UCLA Bruins in the Eagle Bank Bowl 2009, almost but not quite dampens the ardour of an unlikely set of football supporters, determined to experience the atmosphere of The Big Game. Continue reading →

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Down Under

Posted on June 4, 2016 by timweil

The adventures and exploits of one Wiley Timmons, south of the border down Mexico way, leads to lasting friendships being forged and families re-united. Continue reading →

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Not Far Away

Posted on May 4, 2016 by timweil

A trip to Israel and journeys to the ancient ruins of Jerusalem, including the Wailing Wall, unearths empathy for the country, its people and its heritage as the author’s ponders his own sense of self and all that has yet to be revealed. Continue reading →

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Not the Tiger A New Age Parable

Posted on April 4, 2016 by timweil

The game of Golf, seen through the lens of Zen Buddhism and the 12th century story of the 10 Bulls – a commentary on the stages of awareness, leading to self-realization and enlightenment. Continue reading →

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A Treat Tonight (Une douceur ce soir?)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by timweil

An attempt to DIY-construct an outdoor bread oven is meticulously planned and seems to be going well. However, when the moment of truth arrives, the result is a column of white smoke visible one mile down East Colfax. Denver police arrive on the scene, to find out ‘what the blazes’ is going on. Continue reading →

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Wake of the Flood

Posted on February 4, 2016 by timweil

Synchronicity refers to events that are meaningfully, though not causally, related. Maurice Rapf, Ray Bradbury and Stan Boucher each led extraordinary lives. The story told here, examines some related coincidences of nature that occured when their final chapter was written. Continue reading →

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