It was the sound, and not the fire, that prompted an initial call to 9-1-1. That sound indicated a chain reaction – ba-Boom! followed by a car alarm from up the street. The boardwalk shook. Any hanging plant life rattled. A … Read More
Author Archives: Bob Hill
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“People in your life can be threatened by your intense concentration; your complete immersion in what you’re doing: ‘My true wife is my movie, not you.’ ” Brian De Palma, Excerpted from De Palma (2016) IFB’s Quotations Page, General Index
They Came Early, They Stayed Late
On August 8th I suffer what can best be described as a complete physiological break. Among my peers, I am eager to write this off as a hangover – the ill effects of an 18-hour binge that included one bottle … Read More
Moving On: And Then There Were None
It is around this time – the second week in June – that the Irish begin arriving for the season. One can see them along the promenade, wandering 12 people deep, as if in a scrum. The females have fair … Read More
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“Everybody likes to think this idea that we’re, like, born done.” – Ethan Hawke, Excerpted from Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast (2016) IFB’s Quotations Page, General Index
Moving On: The Turn of The Century
Talia’s eyes are closed, but she is not asleep. I am seated along the edge of the mattress, where I will remain until this beer is done. I will sleep then, waking in the afternoon. We will leave then. I … Read More
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“Raphael was right to destroy all the evidence of who he was as a little kid. Nobody wants to be reminded of what they could have been. If there was a time machine invented and we could all travel back … Read More
The Park Is Closed
“Good morning. My name is Bob Hill, and, if I could, I’d like to say a few words.” I am standing toward the front of an assembly, 100 people, semi-formally clothed. We are gathered along a breezeway in the Penn … Read More
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“Break the water. Make a ripple once in a while.” – Laura Marling, “Divine” (2015) IFB’s Quotations Page, General Index
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“Few who build a base camp have no ambitions to reach the summit.” – Norman Mailer, Excerpted from Oswald’s Tale, 1995