It was the mid 00âs and I found myself home for Super Bowl Sunday. My roommate was also home. We decided to order pizza for the game. I liked football, but I liked pizza more. I also wanted leftovers â I told my roommate to order a bunch. So he went on his computer and … Read more
As a kid, baseball was my first love in sports. This was the 1980s, so the Lakers were at their Magic-Kareem apex, but my first allegiance went to the Tommy Lasorda Dodgers. We lived in a small apartment that backed up to an empty property. Our friends lived a couple lots up from us. In … Read more
The White House in Crawford is on fire. Tanks have breached the castle walls. Troops have invaded the property in all directions. Protestors holding lit torches.Here a clueless man with a wife and two kids stands on the front porch, holding them tight, through the screaming and wailing and fear and certain death.âEverything is going … Read more
âThe Mirage and the Rat RaceâBy T.M. SchultzeHere was a rugged old man who exemplified the life of a hermit. He was an unkempt type, with wild, long hair and a patchy beard years removed from grooming. His clothing looked like ragged rawhides, like coyote skins pieced together, always seeming to come apart. He had … Read more
âLeaving And ReturningâBy T.M. SchultzeYou and I once played in these same fields that spread for miles, you and I were one of those beautiful children playing games with no winners or losers, frolicking in a world full of flowers dotted with stunning majestic oak trees. Here, they need not grow up, they need not … Read more
LeavingBy T.M. SchultzeYou and I once played in these same fields,That spread for miles in each direction.You and I were one of those happy kids,Playing games with no winners or losers,You and I lived in this world of flowers,Dotted with stunning majestic oak trees,And yet, this is a place that you and I,Cannot picture in … Read more
About That Great American Novel I Was Going To WriteâŠTracy Schultze Writing
At long last, I am embarking on a long-desired project, the completion of my first novel.
I have been writing for nearly as long as I could read. Â Before my 30s were defined by my love for photography, I spent much of my teens and 20s writing. Â Most people do the majority of the writing in their lives as children, whether they be book reports, essays, or other class assignments.
T.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographerâs Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be purchased here.
My collection of short stories, poems, and non-fiction will be posted here occasionally.I will also include some information on my recent reading. Because of the amount of time I spend in rush hour traffic, I have spent more time enjoying Audible audiobooks.Writing has been a life-long passion and I look forward to sharing more of … Read more
T.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographerâs Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be purchased here.
