Rick Gustafson Writer - Author

That's my window on the world

Rick Gustafson - Writer

-​Now live on Substack.com-

That's My Window on the World

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With Gertrude Stein’s affinity with the arts, literature, and avant-garde intellectual circles I can only surmise that she would have disliked rugby if she’d ever given it any thought.

03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude, Stein, and Adult supervision
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"I know that voice," I said to my wife. "I know him."
​03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
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"The mound of ‘sweet, nutty’ grittiness wedged between my teeth, my tongue retreating to the deepest recesses of my mouth like a frightened wetland duck cowering from a Richmond fox."
​02.27.25 The three Cs coffee, curry and coconut
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         "The baby gurgled. The dog looked positively ecstatic."
​          02.20.25 Dogs
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"My misplaced zeal got me noticed for all the wrong reasons."
​02.13.25 Bermuda, Africa, and the KGB
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"I blew my entire paycheck on a massive plate of barbecue at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que and a subscription to an extras casting app."
​02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
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"One life well lived should also include the influence of      others—family, friends, and even artists who open our eyes to new possibilities."
01.28.25 That's my window on the world