Patrick Meadows and Stephanie Shepard Memorial Site
Scene: A little church in the depths of upper Catalonia. Situated in a village of some six thousand souls. Following the rule of thumb, that’s approximately one per cent of any population has a passion for what is called classical music, the turnout for this afternoon concert was well attended indeed – at least four […]
I found this a while ago and posted the letter that was attached to this story, but failed to share the story itself, an error remedied here. By the way the letter concluded with: When you’re sitting down, with coffee & cigarette, anything seems possible. 1 From his mother’s house in Salisbury, Fred called his […]
Patrick describes an encounter between two women in the early 1980’s.
Picture, if you will, wheat brought in carts by burros to the two mills in a mountain village. One mill is in the lower part of the village, another half the way up to the center where you find the butcher, the baker, the three competing bars, and Town Hall. Each mill has its clients, […]
Found this in Patrick’s files, which he’d saved from e-mail dated 7 Jan 2014. (The file is dated 27 Mar 2014.) The subject line read: RECETA DE CAROL. Here’s the recipe . It makes 2 bread loaf sized loaves, so you may want to halve it. Or, it also freezes fine for another meal. 2 […]
If you look closely you’ll see that this was a draft Patrick was working on while translating into Catalan and Spanish. The file is dated 18 Sep 2013 and was probably drafted for a music program. You can use the translation tool to the right (or maybe elsewhere if you’re using a mobile device) to […]
This is the second half of a file of Patrick’s called FSU plus.rtf. The first half describes my mom, her pregnancy with me, and the prospects for their future together. I’ll share that another time, painful though it is. “Can you walk? Can you talk? You’re hired!” Dan tilted his head back, eyes shut against […]
Here’s another incomplete autobiographical piece that Patrick wrote about his adventures in Turkey. The earliest version of this file was dated 6 April 1997 and the newest was from 16 February 2011. The latter is what I used below. I suspect the title relates to Billy’s band, but I haven’t checked all the other writings […]
Another short piece, as if an outline for the writings that would follow. The earliest record is from November 1995. This version is from 26 April 1999. PatrickPatrick Meadows 1934 – 2017. patrick-meadows.com
Over forty years ago, Patrick undertook the idea of conflating Stephanie’s story with that of Norman’s, as documented on this page titled A Romeo and Juliet Story. You’ve read elsewhere how Stephanie was forced to give up her only child (Tim), while Norman had no desire to be involved with his daughter (Bonnie). It appears […]