Continued. The trees drip and sway The rabbits have gone to earthwhile the squirrels nestle in the higher branches The birds have sought calmer weather - - - - - Those of us on the groundignored the earth as it drankmore than it could handle As the lines grew longer and longernight swallowed us allmocking [...]
I left the house Monday morning, then couldn’t get home for almost 39 hours because all the routes into town were blocked by mudslides, flooding, or traffic at a complete standstill. (17 November 2021)
Thanks to a weekend of heavy rains, I found myself unable to get home the other night, as the freeway was blocked by a mudslide, and all the alternate routes were either closed due to flooding or essentially unpassable due to traffic accidents. Everybody smilesbut everybody dies The silence in between is hard Thoughts no [...]
Dear Wednesday, In the words of Eric Cartman, screw you guys—I’m going home. Love, Kevin (17 November 2021)
Dear Tuesday, I am not Southside Johnny. I do want to go home. Love,Kevin (16 November 2021)
Dear Monday, So much rain! This is what it must be to live inside a car wash. Love, Kevin (15 November 2021)
Dear Sunday, Moody as ever, I see. Love, Kevin (14 November 2021)
Dear Saturday, They sure make you sit through a lot of previews before the main feature. Love, Kevin (13 November 2021)
Dear Friday, I should have known you and Thursday would be in cahoots. But pretend all you like—you’re not Tuesday… Love, Kevin (12 November 2021)
My take on a prompt: “You’ve lived a long and difficult life surviving in the desert. One day you fall into a deep sleep. When you awake, you find yourself in a lush forest.” 1I could have swornI saw bobbysoxers swooningover Sinatrain the waves risingfrom the sand Too many grains to countin a lifetimehowever hard [...]
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