The Story Continues

How it began. 

I ran a blog called Storyteller for many years. It was called Storyteller. It was located at lakowitzpictures.com. You can find it if you'd like. I had some 15,000 followers. Some physical issues got in the way. By the time that I returned to things, I couldn't open my email address and there went Storyteller. Eventually, I'll hack it. I have no choice. If you have any ideas, I'm all ears.

This may be the best picture that I've ever made. I made it in the late 1970s. My mom and grandma. Aside from its very personal meaning, it never lost a contest and Getty licensed it about 90 times. It paid for a house that was flooded by Hurricane Katrina. Six feet of polluted flood water can work miracles.

I used to publish Storyteller every day. I think I'll publish this one every few days, or whenever I have something to say, which could be never. Kidding.

 

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