A Balloonist's Lesson in Romanticism

Lesser Tragedies by Brian J. N. Davis "The Balloonist" was written in the latter days of 2012. This would have been right around the time I was discovering Mark Knopfler. Knopfler, in particular his post-Dire Straits work, is incredibly adept at building quiet stories around quiet characters and making them land in fun, meaningful, and unexpected ways. A song like "Secondary Waltz" tells the story…