occasional posts by risa aratyr
thoughts, news, and items of writerly interest
About 1821, a Brit – George Stephenson – successfully applied the burgeoning steam technologies of the Industrial Revolution to the field of transportation and created the world’s first steam locomotive. Over the next few years, he improved his design and sold a few English colliers on the benefits of shipping their product by rail. His … Read more Riding the Rails – A Primer
There was a full roster of ReUnion events set for Sunday as well, but Roy and I decided to call it quits Saturday night. Our new plan: Sunday brunch at the Starving Artist Café in Lee, snap a few pics of the town before heading out, take a leisurely drive to Albany to drop off … Read more New York – Round 2
Let the Grecian dream of his sacred stream And sing of the brave adorning That Phoebus weaves from his laurel leaves At the golden gates of morning. But the brook that bounds thro’ old Union’s grounds Gleams bright as a Delphic water, And a prize as fair as a god may wear Is a dip … Read more Old Union’s Grounds
Hello, New York and that sweet day in Princeton behind us, we left the Big Apple and headed upstate for Roy’s 50th college reunion. I’m not a reunion kind of gal. I’m not even a graduation kind of gal. The last time I walked with my class was at the end of 8th grade on … Read more The Rocky Road to ReUnion
Rolling north on the Silver Star, An endless olio Of trees, street lamps, and telephone lines Sweeps by me into the past. A steepled church, a mounded field, A Main Street straight out of 1902, A small neon sign on a deserted bar On the wrong side of the tracks, A scintillant pool, two girls walking … Read more Rolling North on the Silver Star