Francis Erich McElroy
Published posts, philosophical humor, deep thoughts.
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Home I – Delaying Fame
I headed north towards Colorado, stopping in Taos where I got half a haircut for free because I wouldn’t let the butcher finish the job. After several years of free flowing hair I shouldn’t have stopped at a barber shop staffed by old men who probably nip the bottle between shavings. I mean in the…
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Athens – Introducing Hypnagogic’s
Did you know that morning glory grows out from the cracks of sidewalks and buildings in Athens? I only know this because a Brit strolled up to me asking me a slew of questions about where I’ve been, then determined I am from Michigan, and showed me how to seek and process and consume the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
