Category Archives: Writing

Found Sentences: The Environmental Movement and Going Back to Green

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

When Cousin Nick wanted to make a documentary about me he wasn’t that impressed when he interviewed my friend Mento Wong. Mento was a biker friend of mine who’d spent his life railing against conformity and worked as an operator … Continue reading →

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Superman and Columbus as Heros

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

Stories of origin are where we get our ideas about good and evil, discover how we should conduct themselves in the world, and find out where we fit into our cultural lineage. That the United States celebrates Columbus Day despite … Continue reading →

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Cultural Codes Case Study – Tom Waits’ “Small Change”

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

Much of the interpretative work that the reader is asked to do with this short text is in reference to their knowledge of cultural codes. One of the examples I continually return to when it comes to understanding cultural coding … Continue reading →

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Fiddleheads in the Spring 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

Traditionally, one of the earliest foods of the season for Indigenous people in New Brunswick was fiddleheads. They are the first green which appears and are high in vitamin C. Therefore, they are an excellent supplement to a diet which … Continue reading →

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Opening up the Cabin

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

I thought I would have time enough to eat and sleep at the cabin, so I didn’t have any breakfast before I went out to pack up the car. That may have been a mistake, for I noticed my front … Continue reading →

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The Long Road Home: The Second Day

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

I slept until eight in the morning, off and on, and as soon as I woke up, I started the car, let it warm up while I wiped the condensation from the window and turned on the wipers to brush … Continue reading →

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The Long Road Home: The First Day

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

I had just replaced my distributer in my car—to solve its tendency to die even after it was warmed up, and then the throttle body gasket in an effort to fulfill Joe the mechanic’s best guess as to why the … Continue reading →

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Mud People

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

He once told the children about a people made from mud who lived upside down from the surface. They live just like we do, except their floor is our floor, and every step we make is a step for them. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Alligator Story: A Story from my Tom Waits’ Project

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

There were swamps and marshes along the coast where the weed-filled days of people in the Louisiana muck combined with the Texan urge to howl and wail at the empty sky. On the border between the bog and the pine … Continue reading →

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Sentences from Student Papers

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

Although student papers are not the gold mine that some websites suggest, with anti-pedantic-teacher rhetoric and unlikely yet comical meanings, they sometimes offer thoughtful analysis and clever observations. These are a delight for the instructor, but unfortunately—and perhaps this says … Continue reading →

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