Category Archives: Stories

Walsenburg Waltz

Posted on July 3, 2018 by timweil

Invocation Beneath the snowy Spanish Peaks The Huajatolla (Wahatoya) in native speak, Our tale begins with Story Creek The steady flow of words we speak On 80 acres of grassy plains Bluffs and hills and scrub emerge We scratch 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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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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Latkes

Posted on January 4, 2016 by timweil

A trip to a restaurant, following a Friday Shabbat service, recalls a recipe handed down on the back of an envelope, preserving memories that contain the ingredients of a happily married life of over 30 years. Continue reading →

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Jailbreak (from Bus to Busted and Out Again)

Posted on December 7, 2015 by timweil

Passages from Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan lyrics and meditations from the Great Kanzeon keep the narrator sane and focused on his goals as he drifts across Mexico in the 1970s, experiencing a brief period of incarceration for travelling without proper papers. “They Put Me in Jail, But I Have the Key.” Continue reading →

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