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It’s usual to be lonely in the middle of a big city. It’s usual to wonder what to do with so many options around you. It’s usual for there to be traffic when you really have to get there in … Continue reading →

With five minutes to spare there is naught but lost air between here and there to get us through. Still with time so blasted short I will struggle to report that without having to abort that I got word to … Continue reading →

Walt on the TV was trying to say something, something about the needs of the world and I was not getting it. Though he was shouting it out with full fervor I could not take it in. I think it … Continue reading →

They can’t all be the best.They can’t all be original. They can’t all be number one. Some have to follow have to flatter through theft, don’t they? These practices are natural this competition is part of the human spirit, right? … Continue reading →

The picnic was not quite so delightful as promised with the unexpected showers the poisonous spiders and the empire of squirrels whose domain felt surprisingly threatened on this unprepared day. I’m sure the clouds will dissipate anytime now but the … Continue reading →

I have never wondered why nobody has asked me why I don’t do cover poems. Perhaps it is time for me to address this question anyhow. I am not familiar with much poetry. I could learn other people’s words. There … Continue reading →

Walking down Broadway a guy goes out of his way to elbow me. I stop in the street stare at him as he passes. “What?” He says. “Excuse you.” I say. “What.” He repeats, looking me in the eye. “You … Continue reading →

I called the city because the tree outside my front door needed help. It was half torn out of its spot, I assumed, by a backing truck. The help the city provided was removing the tree which was not what … Continue reading →

On bad days, the sound system was released from under its covers the record was unsheathed put on the turntable the lights were put on dim, and Momma would dance to “I Will Survive.” This was for low days when … Continue reading →

I was a headache a problem waiting to be solved somebody’s issue a pulsing, painful reminder of a bad time. I was a sharp, annoying spike in the skull. I was no fun – though I hoped to be otherwise. … Continue reading →