Craig R. Kirchner

Unyield   |   All Saint’s Eve 1970

A walk becomes a struggle against signs, anxious thoughts and the pressure to obey. As the speaker finds calm in a park, a quiet act of resistance transforms the afternoon into a small return to safety and self-direction.

Craig recalls an elaborate Halloween procession at a friend’s house in 1970, complete with a coffin, costumes and Black Sabbath. The memory centres on an unexpected meeting that stayed with him for decades.