Veil of Fog

By Ned Mercury
06/03/2006 12:38:53 PM EST


The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

—Carl Sandburg

As I awoke this morning, a diffuse light glowed from the outside. A lovely fog had enveloped the Mercuriosity Shop. Trees could dimly be seen shuffling around, as trees are wont to do when they think they are unseen.

There's More... (2 comments, 793 words in story)

Well worth the trip: finding myself at Tavastia with CMX

By Cindy Gawel
05/26/2006 08:59:16 AM EST

A.W. Yrjänä, Tavastia, 4/30/03

A few years ago, I was needing a break from work and life and thought that a trip to Montréal might be in order. I was surfing the net, hoping that I might find that my favorite Québécois band, Les Colocs, might be playing in Montréal sometime in the near future.

Sadly, instead of tour dates, I found heartfelt messages posted by distraught fans in memory of André Fortin, the lead singer, who had committed suicide a year earlier. I looked to see if my favorite Finnish band, CMX, were playing any gigs soon. And, to my dismay, I found a posting on their website that they were not planning to tour any more. I spent the rest of the day wallowing in thoughts of missed opportunities.

There's More... (1 comment, 3415 words in story)