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Francis Erich McElroy

Published posts, philosophical humor, deep thoughts.

  • Silent Prayer

    Sometimes when I’m alone I get the sensation that everybody is waiting for me to burst into response to the buzzing in my head which sounds like how I imagine electricity passing through water would be. It is always at the same frequency and from a vast range funneling towards me instead of radiating from…

  • Greece – Embracing Conflict

    The train clattered down the coast of Greece towards the South Peloponnese with seemingly loose rails as we managed tight curves upon cliff tops. I wondered how in the hell would we make it to the beach without rolling down the high, steep hills at a fierce angle following the train engine, whipping the caboose…

  • Albuquerque II – Calling It By Name

    Albuquerque was an enigmatic artistic place. So much in fact that the city dwellers cared more for the homeless individuals style than the homeless individual cared for their own boundaries and how to fashion their presence from public spaces. We were in awe at the library within a maze of books when a character not…

  • Albuquerque I – Exploring Change

    I am here to tell the truth so that when I look back on my life I don’t regret that for over half of it I was numb to the fact that I can write well. I am writing what I know. Whether I am describing a structure that surrounds me or the construct of…

  • Chicago II – Connected By Entertainment

    Buzzing around Chicago on public transportation with the blues again, finding ways to get by on stockkeeper wages, was not how those students at the University of Chicago existed. I used to play this game at Central Michigan, my alma mater, where I would know what the teacher was saying as they said it, as…