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I’m on Substack

I’m writing most of my prose and poetry on Substack now. The URL to my site, HeartSage, is here: https://open.substack.com/pub/heartsage101. I would love it if you would subscribe! I’ll still keep this site going as an archive or for announcements. Thank you for being a subscriber to Todd’s Place!

A Pinch Of Psychedelic

A recent experience with an infamous mind-altering substance. An incredible journey whose impact I am still feeling to this day…

Lane’s Last Year

I was reviewing some old Facebook posts in preparation for the story I’m writing about Lane. The following passages are taken directly from these posts and will give you an insight into Lane’s evolving state of mind and body. 11/26/2009Lane: Today (Thanksgiving) I am thankful for still singing and playing music, improved health, almost 8Continue reading “Lane’s Last Year”

Delirious

San Francisco | President’s Day 2018 I arrive at The Mint Karaoke Lounge around 2:30 P.M. to meet up with my sister. I haven’t seen her in years and this will be a special treat. The bar isn’t open yet, so I decide to take some pictures of the nearby buildings and landmarks from uniqueContinue reading “Delirious”

Snowball

Labor Day, 2007 Lane and I were going to barbecue some steaks and have baked potatoes and asparagus on the side. We needed some supplies, so Lane went out to our local Safeway. A few minutes after Lane left, I got a call from him. Ring-ring “Hi sweetie” “Honey, you need to get over hereContinue reading “Snowball”

Love 101

December 2017 I’ve been meditating regularly for the past few months. It helps calm the mind and energize the body. I don’t know WHY it works — it just DOES. Most of my meditations have been of the “guided” variety, where a recorded voice presents a series of images, suggestions, and guidelines to enable theContinue reading “Love 101”

The Last Cigarette

Monday, August 7th, 2017 I woke up before sometime before 5:00 A.M. and started coughing. It was a hard, familiar cough. A smoker’s cough. The kind of a cough that sucks the life out of your lungs. Not that the rest of your body feels all that great. But it’s the lungs that are havingContinue reading “The Last Cigarette”