Written after encountering yet another selection (‘Forest Park’, ‘Willamette Valley’, and ‘Lake Billy Chinook’) of Travel Oregon commercials on Hulu. Guys, seriously: Don’t make me wait. Don’t make me choose. Just show the damn spot already…
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After those moments when throwing caution to the wind turns out to be a bad idea (a poem)
Monday-morning quarterbacking is sometimes necessary…
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‘The children are our future’ (a poem)
Thinking a bit this morning about that well-worn phrase of songwriters and politicians alike…
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Where would you like to go? (a poem)
One of several new poems from today.
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You have the right [to refuse] to remain silent (a poem)
Bonus round for today—if you have the right to remain silent, you also have the right not to…
Invisible no longer (a poem)
Lots of night-time writing lately…
Sometimes the lesson bears repeating (a poem)
Haven’t even made it to today’s prompt yet…
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Why I Opted Out of Thanksgiving This Year
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Ordinary Average Thoughts 