Semi-retired. I am a writer living in the mountains of western NC. My primary interests include hiking, travel, life in the 1960s, and how music influenced me.

Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-25 by Charles Bastille

Book &. Film Reviewer | Editor | Patron of the Arts

Simple and Honest

Visual art educator & artist with 20 years nurturing creative voices. I believe art is about courage, expression & the beautiful messiness of being human.

Editor of Human Parts. Writer based in Manhattan. Gay Trans Pizza. Author: Death by Nostalgia (2018) and my own misfortune.

I’m on the voyage to find words.