Author Archives: dust exchange

Horror

Posted on February 17, 2019 by dust exchange

As dictated by the letter X, I liked Stephen King as a teenager. I read Firestarter, Pet Sematary, Thinner, and two short story collections. Pet Sematary was first-rate horror. It contained one of the most terrifying sentences in modern literature: … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Writing | Tagged Eli Roth, Evil, Firestarter, Fright, Generation X, Hostel, Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo, Pet Sematary, Rosemary's Baby, Satanism, Stephen King, The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring, The Exorcist, Video Store | Leave a comment

My Tandy

Posted on December 17, 2018 by dust exchange

To quote Milhouse, “I’m not a nerd…nerds are smart.” I don’t even know the difference between nerds and geeks. Yet, I have no problem calling myself a vintage computer geek. In its day, the Tandy 1000SX was one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tandy, Vintage Computing | Tagged Ann Koi, Clay Keith, CompuServe, Computer Geek, DeskMate, eBay, Floppy Discs, MS-DOS, Nashville Exchange, Reformat, Tandy, Tandy 1000SX, Tandy Enthusiasts, The Nashville Exchange, WordPerfect | Leave a comment

A Calm Place

Posted on November 2, 2018 by dust exchange

My Dad liked to travel. He and I took two vacations down the East Coast several years ago. I was sleep deprived, so I didn’t drive much. I wish I had done more driving with all the trouble we had … Continue reading →

Posted in East Coast, Travel | Tagged Atlanta, Charleston South Carolina, Clay Keith, Dad, Fort Sumpter, GBT, Georgia Aquarium, Green Bank Observatory, Haunting, Southeastern Coast, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. John, Vacations | Leave a comment

The James River Greens

Posted on March 16, 2018 by dust exchange

At one time, I fancied myself an expert on politics. I was an infomaniac, a news junkie. Every weekday, I would watch two local newscasts, Tom Brokaw, and the MacNeil / Lehrer News Hour. My favorite show was Washington Week … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Party, Politics | Tagged 60 Minutes, CHAOS, Eerie Materials, Environment, Jill Stein, Leftism, Leonard Peltier, News Hour, Nude, Plan 9, Politics, Richmond Virginia, Social Club | Leave a comment

Strange Energy

Posted on July 26, 2014 by dust exchange

Through high school and the college days, I heard whisperings of a New Age complex in the next county over, Buckingham. I would make deliveries to Buckingham for the family office supply business. There was one small sign on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Yogaville | Tagged Big Pink Building, Buckingham County, Cult, Integral Yoga, LOTUS, Lotus Flower, New Age, Nice People, Religion, Shrine, Sri Swami Satchidananda, Virginia, Yogaville | Leave a comment

In the Shenandoah Valley

Posted on October 17, 2013 by dust exchange

I went to visit friends in Williamsburg, Virginia. There was a lot of American Revolution history there. They had the neatest visitor center—they even had a movie in a theater. The woman at the help desk was perfect—she gave me … Continue reading →

Posted in Harrisonburg, Mountains | Tagged Appomattox, Blue Ridge Mountains, Book of Kills, Brian Temples, Dustin Bugg, Fall Colors, Government Shutdown, James Madison University, Jim Shelley, Port Republic Road, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg | 1 Comment

The Flower that Became a Boy

Posted on March 25, 2013 by dust exchange

On a mild Wednesday evening in August of 1970, I was born. My first home was a ranch house with a full basement in Greely, Colorado. I was the youngest of six. My only sister had three older brothers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Childhood | Tagged 1970's, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, Ballooning, Captian Kangaroo, Cartoons, Colorado, Ear Pain, Grasshoppers, Greeley, Jot, Lil Slugger, Monopoly Record, Oppisite of Hawaii, Television | 1 Comment