R.I.P.
O DEATH
by Angeliska on November 2, 2012
I am so grateful to be experiencing Day of the Dead in New Orleans again this year – to be able to engage in the ritual of the yearly procession to honor our beloved dead, and to remind ourselves that (…)
Family Vacation – Hank Williams’ Grave
by Angeliska on August 8, 2012
When I was six years old, my mother and father and I drove from Taylor, Texas to Montgomery, Alabama to make a pilgrimage to Hank Williams’ grave. This was to be our first, last and only family vacation. At the (…)
Charles Lessing Polacheck, R.I.P.
by Angeliska on February 29, 2012
Charles Lessing Polacheck, R.I.P. born January 19th, 1914 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – died February 27th, 2012 in Austin, Texas How do I begin? How can I possibly encapsulate a life so broad, so full of incredible achievement, tragedy, drama and (…)
A FRESH WOUND IN THE WING OF THE YOUNG YEAR (for Esme)
by Angeliska on January 8, 2012
Photo of the memorial altar at Esme’s gate by Laura Skelding / AMERICAN-STATESMAN A week ago, in the wee hours of the new year’s dim beginnings, a girl was murdered. She was a friend of many of my friends, and (…)
Star-crossed Troubadours
by Angeliska on August 8, 2011
Today marks twenty-five years since my mother died. This last winter solstice, I had a profound vision during a ceremony: an old black telephone appeared before me, hunched in celluloid, with a rotary dial. I could feel the weight of (…)
