Metempsychosis
Winter Note
February 4th, 2020
Regarding Relocation
A brief account of the upheaval.
1998–2018
Oakland, CA
As Nightgaunt spread its textile wings,
it outgrew both host and habitat.
Summer 2018
Mrs Grimm accepted an offer
from a newly built public health care facility,
four hours north,
serving a rural community
in dire need of providers.
An excellent opportunity for us both.
It would be foolish to hesitate.
Planets align.
Decisions are made.
We begin packing the shop
for The Move.
Winter 2018
Oakland, CA > Fortuna, CA
The relocation remains a blur.
The fog has lifted,
but taken a few memories with it.
The shock of so much upheaval
in so little time still lingers.
Complete madness, briefly contained.
2019
Fortuna, CA
An arduous year of recovery and reconstruction.
My injuries have slowed the work;
reviving the textile beast
will take longer than anticipated.
Yet allowing Nightgaunt to reform
in its own time
is producing curious and promising results.
More dispatches as the creature stirs.
Upwards // Onwards
-Adam “Rooster” Grimm
1998–2018
20th Anniversary Tattoo.
Memento before relocation.
Tattoo Artist: Hector "Fine-Line" Fong
Nightgaunt Logo: Mark "Skinny" Orton
