Dr. Makwa Speaks

Scenes and characters from an unpublished book. Dr. Makwa Speaks does not exist. Refer all inquiries @jvhickey.

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate

Golden Gate
Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny day.

Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny day.
Long way down to San Francisco Bay. This one’s just to give a sense of scale. I’m drawn to the bridge, but it does terrify me. I’m afraid of heights, and it’s always windy as hell. The railing is never far from my hand, and I hold on extra tight to my phone so I don’t drop it into the bay. There’s an element of morbid curiosity at play. I think about that high school kid that was messing around up there and fell in and lived. I wonder when the sense of terror went away (subsumed by the embarrassment). 

Long way down to San Francisco Bay.

This one’s just to give a sense of scale. I’m drawn to the bridge, but it does terrify me. I’m afraid of heights, and it’s always windy as hell. The railing is never far from my hand, and I hold on extra tight to my phone so I don’t drop it into the bay. There’s an element of morbid curiosity at play. I think about that high school kid that was messing around up there and fell in and lived. I wonder when the sense of terror went away (subsumed by the embarrassment). 
Bicyclists on the Golden Gate

Bicyclists on the Golden Gate
ZIM San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge.

ZIM San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Battery Marcus Miller, San Francisco. Lucifer VI Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Battery Marcus Miller, San Francisco.

Lucifer VI Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Waves and surfers near the bridge.

Fort Baker from the Golden Gate Bridge. Switching it up a little with Camera Awesome…

Fort Baker from the Golden Gate Bridge. Switching it up a little with Camera Awesome…
View from the CP. Battery Rathbone.

View from the CP. Battery Rathbone.
Sunset from Coit Tower.

Sunset from Coit Tower.
Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge!

Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge!