A shadorma about distraction on this crappy Monday.
Poetry
ART 53 redux #5
This Is Fifty-three redux #5
Argh! The electronic proof generated from my corrected file was ready this morning—and it was exactly the same as the file it was supposed to replace. That is, the Secrets and Delicates sections are still reversed. Here is a sample page:
Clearly, that is not page 288. Here is what page 288 should be:
I am trying again…
I am starting to wonder if somebody forgot to turn off the Mercury retrograde switch after all…
(17 October 2016)
A bad place to be stuck at night (a poem)
A shadorma about a couple of tunnels near Mercer Street in Seattle.
Observation: We’re going to get old (a poem)
Bonus round! This is apparently what happens when I spend the day watching documentaries about well-known figures…
Limping into the lower third (a poem)
ART 53 redux #4
This Is Fifty-three redux #4
Ack! I must remember to avoid looking at electronic proofs when I am tired. I belatedly noticed that I had inadvertently reversed the order of two of the sections (NOT the first time I have done this—one slight disadvantage to using a stylus instead of a mouse), so I had to fix it and update a new file. Lucky for me that the most recent IngramSpark e-mail newsletter contains a code that I could use to waive the usual $25 fee for corrections. I don’t know if it will affect the proof order I put in earlier—but even if it doesn’t, I am primarily interested in the printed proof so I can check the color reproduction. So, no harm, no foul. This time…
(14 October 2016)
ART 53 redux #3
This Is Fifty-three redux #3
Approved the electronic proof from IngramSpark, and ordered a printed proof. Unless I encounter any problems, the IngramSpark/Lightning Source-printed color edition will be available for ordering October 31st.
Of course, the benefit of going through IngramSpark is that they are part of Ingram, the huge book distributor—which means that (a) you should be able to have your local bookstore order a copy for you, and (b) it can also be offered by other online retailers, not just Amazon (Coffee Stains can be ordered from the Barnes & Noble website, for example).
(14 October 2016)
Abstract: The impossible relationship between love and spinning wheels (a poem)
This shadorma came out of a dream I had this morning, in which I heard Don Henley sing the line I hid it to keep spinning the wheel. I started out writing a poem with that line (split into two lines), but it wasn’t working, so I started over, using the line purely as a reference.
Hot coals (a poem)
ART 53 redux #2
This Is Fifty-three redux #2
Overlooked one small detail in the IngramSpark interior file specifications. Fortunately, it was a quick fix, so I have already corrected the problem and uploaded the updated PDF.
(12 October 2016)
Ordinary Average Thoughts 