Monthly Archives: February 2024

Late Night Hour

The doors were closed at the late night hourand the windows shuttered. There was no entrance into the place and the winds were picking up on the cold empty street. There was an alley nearby with bottles rolling in the … Continue reading

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First Assessment

I went to a new open mic today. There was an interesting feature of this open mic, in which the regulars seemed to sit in the seats closest to the performer and chat away, even through the acts they seemed … Continue reading

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The Smell of Dying

I had a tie-dye t-shirt when I was young, but I don’t think it was what my uncle was talking about. He was in hospice, with not many visitors because of a disease with a growing population but few letters … Continue reading

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Weekly Reports

I’m alive, so it all worked out but it’s been a week, I’ll tell you what. First, there was Monday, and I don’t have to tell you about that! Then came Tuesday, which features the sound of Two, making it … Continue reading

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Radio Rad

I called the radio service to see if they could play that favorite song of yesterweek, but they could not recall the hit of which I spoke. Yesterweek was so long ago, it seems, so one knew the hit parade … Continue reading

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Violin of Misfit Toys

New sky. New trees. New town. New faces. New people who don’t recognize you who don’t know you who don’t know what you’ve done. Maybe it’s best to keep it that way. If anyone asks about the past keep to … Continue reading

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Blinking? Nod.

When you blink, the world just passes you by and the guy you thought was a newbie has mysteriously died and you do a little research and no one knows why; he just took a dirt nap after closing his … Continue reading

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State of MA

There are things I could be doing that I’m not but there are always things I could be doing that I’m not. That’s always the case for everyone. The world is in a constant state of FOMA, and if not, … Continue reading

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The Four Steps

Reviewing the works I can easily access, I found that I have written three poems called The Steps and one poem called The Next Step. I looked into this to see if it was cool to write a new poem … Continue reading

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Is There a Word For

I went to an event for my club the other day but it was about the golden age of the club – before I had joined. I try not to take that personally. I don’t think anyone is actually saying, … Continue reading

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