Thinking out loud… I want a different life one with time and substance to move the day along its own measured pace— no rush, no crunch There’s a café in Paris or a kissaten in Tokyo waiting for me with the best cup of coffee on earth and an afternoon made for lingering music made [...]
Dear Tuesday, Mmmm…heated blanket… Love, Kevin (4 December 2018)
(Not actually about the Dakotas) A large weather system moves across the state and the five o’clock news No one pays attention because weather maps lack detail during the afternoon commute Plus everybody’s listening to something else and either singing along or yelling at the radio A large dark stain at the side of the [...]
Dear Monday, Still slightly off… Love, Kevin (3 December 2018)
A rainy Sunday spent mostly at home… I woke up again not knowing if it was already tomorrow or still today The darkness is indistinguishable that’s probably why I’ve spent the better part of the day here under the covers in front of a glowing screen What is this autumn Sunday trying to tell me? [...]
Dear Sunday, I hate counting. Love, Kevin (2 December 2018)
Would I like my writing better in another language? Imagine this in German or Czech or Russian or Thai or any of the subtitles on offer, really Do the different cadences and clusters of vowels and consonants give these words a gravity that my own choices lack? I take another sip before continuing if you [...]
Dear Saturday, It seems I have reached the noticing milestones stage. Love, Kevin (1 December 2018)
Dear Friday, Ah, you’re back. Love, Kevin (30 November 2018)
There have been more changes this year than I was expecting. I’m not quite ready to summarize the year just yet, but suffice it to say that the changes now extend to one of my collections in progress, Straining Against the Margins. The first change I’ll be making is to go back to the chronological [...]
