baltimore – Open Diary

And so it has begun…

Schrecken13

3 days ago

The resurrection of the Patapsco river monster has officially started. And with that new undertaking, a relevant website and Facebook page has also been created. Not much is known at this point, but mariners traversing that part of the river have been warned to expect construction activity. Docto...

Things you do not see until they are everywhere…

Schrecken13

September 26, 2024

Today I had a mildly disconcerting experience while picking up laundry at the laundromat in town this afternoon. As I have mentioned before, there has been a major proliferation of those creepy specialty license plates around here in the last couple of months. Yes, this is the one with an image o...

The darkness will come upon it

Schrecken13

September 5, 2024

The fallen Key Bridge has been in the news again here lately, and that has got me thinking back to that subject again. It seems that wherever there is a man made monster, there is a creator and a keeper of such. An announcement was made the other day, as to the state's choice of…

A resurrected monster

Schrecken13

August 29, 2024

Thus far this summer things have gone relatively quiet with regards to the eventual reincarnation of Baltimore's demolished metal monster, the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The state has said it would select a contractor by the “end of summer”. Such time is generally marked by the advent of Labor Day...

They were forced to look upon it

Schrecken13

July 29, 2024

And as for the remains of the Key Bridge being visible in that live TV view, if nothing changes I know that one day a new bridge will appear there in the background. I don't know how I will feel about it, and I also wonder if the residents of Dundalk and nearby areas will…

I refused to acknowledge it

Schrecken13

July 29, 2024

Now that most of the remains of the Key Bridge have been removed, I am noticing more and more things that I never saw (or perhaps never wanted to see) before. One night I was watching the evening news and the weather report came on. Behind the weatherman was a projected live scene looking out&hel...

Skeletal remains

Schrecken13

July 20, 2024

So now I watch as the skeletal remains of that once mighty work horse, the Key Bridge, are slowly dismembered and carted away. Day by day until less and less will remain, until one day the river is devoid of the last traces of it. Ships and boats will come and go from the harbor,…

When Monsters Die

Schrecken13

July 18, 2024

When Monsters Die (And those I have met, and have yet to meet) Introduction: These writings are part of a journal that I began roughly four months ago in response to my reaction to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. In this journal I detail my mental turmoil from past even...