The Church of the Open Road Press

Narratives about motorcycling on Northern California's back roads; Reflections on the history and geography of the North State; Memoirs and early recollections of youthful visits to towns and forests and mountaintops. Also middle-of-the-road takes on current issues in politics and education. Middle of the road? Isn't that dangerous?

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

2025 – CHURCH OF THE OPEN ROAD YEAR IN REVIEW

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    …coulda done better;  coulda done much, much worse…   Escaping discordant discourse  seemed challenging this year. But for a few gloriou...
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Saturday, December 20, 2025

INCIDENT WITH A DOE

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She dares me to stare. I return her gaze but blink   And she vanishes. © 2025 Church of the Open Road Press
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Café Music

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Shaking off a dripping, deep autumn fog,      I enter.   The dining room is nearly silent:      No talk-television      No talk-jocks      N...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Motorcycle Dealership Mojo

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…and the lack thereof…   Disclaimer: The opinion I am sharing is based upon my limited experience visiting and dealing with motorcycle shops...
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Monday, November 10, 2025

ANOTHER SUNDAY RIDE

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…two hours and a half gallon of gas…     I decide it’s finally time  to give up on riding motorcycles – safety wise, aging, etc. – and then ...
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Monday, October 20, 2025

MY CLASSMATE THE PRESIDENT

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…a ‘No Kings Day’ reflection…   This song of the schoolyard bully  is really very sad He earned lots of infamy by simply being bad   He’d pu...
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Maps. Some of the best stories one encounters one encounters by reading a map. A map is the framework - the outline - upon which both history and fantasy are crafted. Just as two people can witness an event and come up with entirely different recollections - each completely true, verifiable and accurate - two people can travel the same mapped route and come up with entirely different stories. But without the map, perhaps they'd have no story to tell. Some of the best anthologies in my library are stuffed in my map case.
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