Author Archives: Bob Hill

We kissed for the first time while sitting in a tree, eight feet up inside of Glenwood Park. We were drunk and it was 4 AM. We were 23 and we were young. I had known Jen for six years; … Read More

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the … Read More

The decline had been occurring over days – a heat wave during which I had continued going out every evening. Drinking was my respite. I had become so embroiled in the bar culture I dared not miss an outing … … Read More

Morning … no, afternoon. And the phone kept ringing loudly. It was July now, and I was sleeping on my stomach, dressed in boxer shorts and nothing more. The window fan kept rattling, streaming heat onto loose sheets that had … Read More

“That night, in a tent, I had a war with some old Calypsonians. A tent is a bamboo shack with a palm roof. The Calypsonians sing in them during carnival and charge admission. A war is where three Calypsonians stand … Read More

Accused my father of saying something hurtful that he’d never said Agreed to a foursome that led to a couple’s divorce Agreed to meet a girl’s parents for the first time while on a 30-hr. bender Allowed a prostitute to … Read More

“I’m pregnant,” Laurie told me. We were standing along the east wall of the Fairview. It was a Thursday after 2 AM. There were people brushing past on either side. “I was going to have it aborted, but it’s already … Read More

“Painting is freedom. If you jump, you might fall on the wrong side of the rope. But if you’re not willing to take the risk of breaking your neck, what good is it? You don’t jump at all.You have to … Read More

“For me when I read the script there was a lot about Los Angeles, particularly the topography of Los Angeles was fascinating, even in the screenplay. And the idea that at night these creatures come out, specifically, the creatures of … Read More