Author Archives: Geoff Shannon

There’s a fraternity of people who grew up in small rooms in ancient working-class homes in ancient cities who my sympathies will always lie with. Despite architectural differences — from New Orleans shotguns to Boston triple-deckers– the experience is similar. … Continue reading →

The pre dawn morning was crisp and I’d just finished a frustrating game of tennis as the sun rose over the courts at Druid Hill Park on the border of West Baltimore. The first red-winged blackbirds sang po-to-twee and the … Continue reading →

Aug. 4, 2020 Hurricane Isaias is careening through Baltimore right now, and I remember that there are good storms that embolden and excite. For a brief moment in 2005 I lived at a friend’s house in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood … Continue reading →

If you grew up in a city, it was common for mothers to warn children that they had to return home once the first street lamps flickered on. On late summer evenings kids playing freeze tag or rundown would see … Continue reading →

1. There Will Be Blood One of those movies like the Godfather where it’s supposed to be an indictment of capitalism and cultism but, cause you’re American, you get caught up in the Daniel Plainview ride. I drink your milkshake … Continue reading →

I liked to joke with my wife on and off about hosting a ‘Golf Hampden!’ bar crawl. There would be t-shirts with a golf dad on the front and a course laid out on the back. Score cards would be … Continue reading →