What else will be on the list by then… A pint of vanilla by request Afternoon on the interstate with a vacuum cleaner in the back Questions that weigh heavy because it’s happening too quickly An outlook grown uncertain because figures don’t add up Decisions that have to be made (31 July 2019) Wishes sometimes [...]
Ow—Ow—Ow… Movement makes me stiffen sitting is an exercise in endurance I should be used to it by now but so far I’ve endured by accident and a stubborn streak that doesn’t know better I don’t even know what I did— was it the four hours behind the wheel or did I sleep wrong? The [...]
If it were only that simple… I used to take apart the cube and put it back together with the colours in the right positions Why can’t we just do that? (29 July 2019) Wishes sometimes have consequences is available—order now from your favorite local bookstore! IndieBound search: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=wishes+sometimes+have+consequences If they can’t get it for you, [...]
And every day another one… Every couple of blocks a chair at the side of the road with a sign marked FREE The dining room chair lonely by the picket fence The plush recliner decked out in green A decorative piece deprived of cushion uncertain of its character— sign or no sign longing to be [...]
I sense this is becoming a theme… Is it ever the right time to ask what she remembers? She knows she’s having trouble— mostly little things so far And then there was that one thing… But no, she knows there’s a detail or two missing here and there No need to make it worse Does [...]
It was raining when I got up this morning. … It’s raining On a day when I get to find out what it’s like to drive in the rain it’s raining Meanwhile the subtleties of junior-high school Spanish are lost on me now I can’t tell where my knowledge ends and my ignorance begins and [...]
Based on random Twitter stuff… Keep New York City trash-free God is ready to burn it all to the ground but Kanye has money and work and margaritas are worth the trip What if the evil clown gets there first? I know, he won’t— he’ll never make it past all the people screaming ‘Give me [...]
The first line (minus the comma) comes from a line of WordPress spam… 1 Sword lily, I detected this— not that I saw it coming, mind you but there was something about the day I’ve felt this before but not quite the same way I have to temper my anticipation before my imagination runs away [...]
Thinking about this article from The Guardian… My muse may never know who she is I may not know I write the words choose the colours lose myself in the sounds I float with the emotions I might otherwise deny as they rise to the rim and overflow And then I recognise her face, her [...]
Forgot to edit the intro again—this has nothing to do with a workshop, and everything to do with insomnia and nostalgia… The undisputed king of wondering where are they now actually found someone this time but wonders if it’s the right time We’re in the middle of a long hot summer and the memory is [...]
