Short Stories
WWJR
Winter of My Discontent
I am in the winter of my discontent. Biker discontent. Like John Steinbeck’s protagonist Ethan Hawley in Steinbeck’s last Novel written in 1961, I yearn for more. Though my discontent is fueled by lack of good riding days. Steinbeck’s character yearned for social status and power, neither of which can get me any better riding…
Why I’m a Biker, Not a Golfer
I have nothing against golf. I have attempted this activity many times in my life. I find it a pleasant endeavor filled with polite well dressed men and women in genteel surroundings marked with civility and manners. Technically, I sometimes enjoy the “good walk spoiled”, excepting the part where I suck at it. Despite my…
West Coast Possibilities
VANITY Plates
Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and VANITY. The 7 deadly sins. Often quoted. Seldom understood. The ‘Cardinal’ sins as they are often called have been the downfall of many a man and perhaps a few civilizations. I’ve heard it argued that one leads to another and another and so forth. But isn’t each of…
Two Wheels Only – Gone But Not Forgotten
“Two Wheels Only,” the North Georgia motorcycle resort, that has been a great motorcycle destination for almost 30 years, is officially CLOSED. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of visiting T.W.O., it was a motorcycle only resort and campground in the North Georgia Mountains, 16 miles north of Dahlonega. The resort…