Every Man is Napoleon

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Bill Chance

“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.”
― Aldous Huxley

Cosplay – Placed in Unaccustomed Clothes

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Bill Chance

“His gray suit makes him seem extra vulnerable, in the way of children placed in unaccustomed clothes for ceremonies they don’t understand.”
― John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich

Grapevine, Texas

The Christmas Tree Is In A Hurry

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Bill Chance

“If my Valentine you won’t be,
I’ll hang myself on your Christmas tree.”
― Ernest Hemingway, 88 Poems

Grapevine, Texas

Not Just On Halloween

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Bill Chance

“I think if human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. Wouldn’t life be more interesting that way? And now that I think about it, why the heck don’t they? Who made the rule that everybody has to dress like sheep 364 days of the year? Think of all the people you’d meet if they were in costume every day. People would be so much easier to talk to – like talking to dogs. ”
― Douglas Coupland, The Gum Thief

Cosplay, Grapevine, Texas

Everyone Behaves Badly

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Bill Chance

“Everyone behaves badly–given the chance.”
—-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

New Orleans

From The Running of the Bulls

The Terrain of the Bull

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Bill Chance

“In bull-fighting they speak of the terrain of the bull and the terrain of the bull-fighter. As long as a bull-fighter stays in his own terrain he is comparatively safe. Each time he enters into the terrain of the bull he is in great danger. Belmonte, in his best days, worked always in the terrain of the bull. This way he gave the sensation of coming tragedy.”
—- The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway