Richard KeelinginThe Story HallMissouri 1982The author J.P. Hartley famously began his 1953 novel, “The Go-Between”, with the line — “The past is a foreign country: they do things…Dec 12, 20181Dec 12, 20181
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallIn Black and WhiteThe first time I ever used black and white film was way back in 1980 when I was still a student at the University of Sussex. Just a little…Nov 13, 20182Nov 13, 20182
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallOn RetirementI’ve been retired now for seven months.Feb 11, 20185Feb 11, 20185
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallSioux Passage ParkI drove out to Sioux Passage Park on Saturday.Nov 13, 20174Nov 13, 20174
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallA Walk in the ParkI’ve been retired now for four months. Every day I wake up with a sense of relief that I am no longer working. This has surprised me. I…Nov 7, 20176Nov 7, 20176
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallOverheard at the Art MuseumI was standing in what I call the Gerhard Richter gallery at the St. Louis Art Museum last Wednesday when two middle aged visitors came in…Nov 2, 2017Nov 2, 2017
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallThe Perfect ComposerI’ve loved music all my life. All of it. Rock, folk, pop, jazz, classical — these and all the seemingly infinite number of subgroups. Each…Oct 29, 20171Oct 29, 20171
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallOn The BorderI was very fortunate this summer to spend some time with my extended family on the Welsh border with England. My wife and son, my mother…Oct 28, 20175Oct 28, 20175
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallFloodFor the third time in four years, the Mississippi River at St. Louis rose into the top ten highest ever flood levels. It settled at 42 feet…May 21, 20174May 21, 20174
Richard KeelinginThe Story HallEnd of the LineA view of railway terminus at the MFA grain elevator complex in Lebanon, Missouri.Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017