Author Archives: Amos Wilson

Three Ills of the World

Three Ills of the World 1) Information Overload (No Source of Truth) 2) Division (No Shared Truths) 3) Psychosis (No True Selves) Prologue – Same as it ever was… but not this time. The evils of technology have threatened humanity … Continue reading

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Bermuda Cruising with the Families – 2023

Dear Families, Alas, its Saturday and in addition to sea legs and dizziness, I am overwhelmed by your absence! It was such a great week with you all, the Family Z had a wonderful time! Instead of writing about our … Continue reading

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Journeyman’s Library

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I recently succumbed to the overwhelming need to catalog my entire library before it is lost to posterity. As I scanned very often scanned and perused my books, reaching out at random to sniff then scan the pages of a … Continue reading

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Montauk Point Fishing with Papa – October 1 – 4, 2021

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I’ll skip the preamble about jam packing the Jeep, double parking illegally in Manhattan to load our outfits and gear and the uneventful ride down Route 27 to the Montauk Point. This is a fishing report damn it, not some … Continue reading

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Surfcaster’s Quest: Seeking Stripers, Blues, and Solitude at the Edge of the Surging Sea

I’ve been known to mail a book every so often to a friend, hoping they would catch the joy or humor or delight that I experienced reading its pages, but its much more wonderful to receive a book, out of … Continue reading

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ACL? WTF!!!

In the middle of the Covid-19 crisis while most people – actually only about 30% of our workforce have jobs to allow this – work remotely from home, I took three days off one week. Working from home was not … Continue reading

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Amusement Ride Defies Gravity

June 1994 I went to to AC for the day. We got off the bus on the main road, two block from the ocean and it was windy as hell. It was summer and incredibly windy. Between some buildings and … Continue reading

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Glass House

June 1994 I was in a strange house I did not recognize. Every wall was made completely of glass. It was night and there were some small lamps on and positioned on the floor. The floors and ceiling were also … Continue reading

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Angry Data

June 1994 I’m with Data in a strange home on a distant plant. Everything is normal, when suddenly, Data’s eyes dilate, and he cocks his head and remains motionless for a moment. I get a little scared, it not a … Continue reading

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Roller Blading & Newscasters

June 1994 I was rollerblading in Philly down Deveruax Street. In the dream, I remember Debbie telling me where she lived, in a condo on Deveroux (Not true) and I bladed past it. She also said she now drove a … Continue reading

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Tiny Mice

June 1994 I was at work, a normal day. Bill came up at quarter to five and said he had to turn all the lights off for a moment. He did so and it was pitch black. I saw him … Continue reading

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Letterman & NIN

June 1994 David Letterman was sleeping at my apartment in Philadelphia. We knew each other well, but hadn’t seen each other in a while for obvious reasons. We woke up in the middle of the night. I found him in … Continue reading

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Tool Puppet Husband

June 1994 I dreamt I was older and that I dreamed. I was in a small bedroom and an old woman came in and sat for a bit. I vaguely knew her, but could not place her. She said, “You … Continue reading

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Frisbee in the Old Hood

June 1994 I was with Caryn L, John R and a few other people. It was raining out and we were at the mall. We ran from a coffee shop on one side of the parking lot, to the mall … Continue reading

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Animated Rush, Page and Plant and Lesbianism

June 1994 I was in Philly by my self walking round and with Caryn and her girlfriends. I tried to avoid them, but no luck. They said hi, then I managed to escape them and entered a large auditorium. I … Continue reading

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Star Trek and Soul Slamming

June 1994 Warf, Counslor Troy and I were in my apt in Philly. We were sitting on the couch talking and suddenly, we were being thrown from side to side, as if the entire apt was being tipped back and … Continue reading

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Ellen

June 1994 I watched Ellen, then told her about it afterwards as we walked down near Castor Ave in the snow. Candice Bergen was the guest star and what happened was that Ellen and her were friends, not close, but … Continue reading

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Inside Lakes and a Skinned Mouse

June 1994 Two people were on their bikes riding across lawns, on the treetops and through bushes towards my house in Oakland. I decided to join them even though I did not know who they were. We jumped from tree … Continue reading

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Shore House and Milkly White Breasts

June 1994 Cork and I were at some shore house. We were renting the entire bottom floor and the top two floors were owned by old folks who lived there. It was a beautiful house, trimmed in wood and very … Continue reading

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Typical Harrison Ford Action Dream

June 1994 I was swimming on a lake with Harrison Ford in Mexico.(The local due no doubt to the football game last night in Mexico City.) We swam out to a small wooden dock and I climbed on. Harrison disappeared … Continue reading

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Hitler’s Paper Shredder and A Three Way

June 1994 – I was with Louis and we were in Center City to catch a play or concert or something. We had some time to kill so we went to a building which was a cross between a museum … Continue reading

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Super Heroes Rumble

June 1994 – In back of Caryn’s house in Oakland. I ran back to get away from someone (I’m always running or being chased) and two other people were back there. Possible Chris hagler and Dave L. It was dusk … Continue reading

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Shedding and Defanging Snakes

May 1994 I was hiking through the woods with someone who I did not want to be with with at all, I think it was Lisa Cooper. I was way ahead of her and she was struggling to keep up … Continue reading

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Dad, Laura and Jumping out Window

May 1994 Laura and I were hiding from my Dad as he came home from lunch one day. We had been watching ESPN because with a split screen, they were showing both the Yankees and the Rams. I was in … Continue reading

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Snow Bank of Blood and Skiing in Summer

May 1994 It was night and a bunch of kids and myself were coming back from skiing. There was one set of parents with us, Angel and Brian Biggers. It was a nice a cozy house we were coming back … Continue reading

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Rich V and Trucks

May 1994 A group of people. I did not know who they were, but John R was there. we were sitting in the bed of the truck while parked in the driveway watching other trucks attempt to make it up … Continue reading

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Ski Slope Film Making, Force Field and Classic SNL

May 1994 I was driving down a two lane highway in the rain. I was concentrating on my driving and the road and the cars in front of me. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw a car … Continue reading

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Porky & Buckwheat in Oakland

May 1994 I was on my front lawn in Oakland wrestling with Porky and Buckwheat. Actually, Porky just stood there, it was me and Buckwheat who really went at it. I was on my knees and we were really just … Continue reading

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Adam and Card Table

May 1994 Adam, his mother, Rod and I eating lunch on the shop floor of Amuneal, right in the middle of production. The next thing I know, we were in the parking lot eating, then on a road. Then, I … Continue reading

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Debbie & the Hayfiends

May 1994 Debbie and I were playing Marco Polo on the ocean at night. I was terrified. We were in small tubes in the middle of the ocean and she would hide from me, and I would have to find … Continue reading

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