Category: Fettig, Art

  • The Use of Poetry

    The Use of Poetry

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    Art Fettig – I heard this question the other day and it stuck in my mind. “Art, you have been writing poetry since you were thirteen years old. What good has it done?”

  • Huh?

    Huh?

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    Art Fettig – Huh? A guy calls the local airport and asks “How long does it take to fly to Detroit?”  The clerk says, “Just a moment.” and the guy says, “Thank you.” and hangs up.

  • Fog

    Fog

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    Art Fettig – We were driving to Metro Airport in Detroit from a visit to Battle Creek and fog set in. At first there were other cars in front and in back of me and with that group around me visibility really wasn’t a problem.

  • Fiddler

    Fiddler

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    Art Fettig – In the great musical, Fiddler On The Roof, Tevia the philosopher explains a summary of total beliefs when he says, “Life is like a fiddler on a roof trying to eke out a simple tune while simultaneously hanging onto the roof to keep from falling.”

  • Examining my life

    Examining my life

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    Art Fettig – In 1948 I went to work for the Grand Trunk Railroad in Detroit. Then in 1951 I was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Korea as a combat rifleman. I was wounded in combat and awarded a Purple Heart.