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Crushed emotions, spilling out in tears, flood an embrace as if interlocked arms were a dam and the space between two people were a reservoir. When the dam bursts, a lifetime of regret will flow like a river, drowning everyone … Continue reading →

I’ve stipulated it in my will. I have completed and filed my medical directives. I’ve done what I have been advised to do to tell my family and the medical professionals who might be present in what could be my … Continue reading →

A few days ago, as my wife and I were out doing a long list of errands, a thought entered my mind from nowhere. And I spoke about it to my wife. “Nobody seems to talk about hydrophobia anymore. I … Continue reading →

Sultry spring shrinks in horror as the glacial scream of dying winter rings in our frigid ears. The cerulean heavens rage with cold stillness in the brittle morning air. Even the certainty of summer becomes dubious in light of this brutal reminder that we … Continue reading →

It is, of course, too early for Spring to have arrived. But temperatures reminiscent of late Spring and even early Summer suggest a change of the season and trees have begun to blossom, yielding to the onslaught of unseasonal weather. Yet … Continue reading →

When I write, whether fiction or essay or poetry or memoir, my intent is to write honestly. The challenge to writing honestly is two-fold. First, writing honestly requires the writer to both know truth and how to tell it and, second, the … Continue reading →

I’ve reflected on a number of things during these last few days, not the least of which is my legacy, or lack thereof. People with children might consider their children their legacy, but I have no children. People who build … Continue reading →

Emptiness is palpable. Its evidence inhabits every crack and crevice, every nick in an otherwise smooth surface. Negative space is the phrase artists use to describe the way space around or between objects define them and render them in multiple perspectives. … Continue reading →

Last night, I indulged my newly-acquired affinity for Dutch crime dramas by watching the second component of the Department Q trilogy. Last evening’s treasure was entitled Department Q: The Absent Ones. Like the first in the series, the troubled and troublesome detective … Continue reading →

I spent a good three hours blowing leaves again today. Well, much of the time was not spent blowing leaves but, instead, extracting the leaf blower’s extension cord from beneath boulders. I would not be surprised to discover my time … Continue reading →

How can something so small, so irrelevant, matter? That question plagues us all and has done for centuries. Our answers never even approach truth, though, because we ask them defensively, as if we want to avoid hearing answers that would … Continue reading →

I’m shattering into a thousand pieces, as if I were a piece of glass dropped from a cliff to a stone pad far below. There’s nothing to be done; just accept the ending, as if it were destined to be. For it … Continue reading →

Never before have we experienced a February 1, 2017 like this one. And never will we again. This is our one and only chance to take advantage of all that February 1, 2017 has to offer. This tiny slice of … Continue reading →

Several days ago, we went to a wine tasting dinner. There, I learned quite a lot about a couple who joined our table as the evening was drawing to a close. Based on what I learned during the waning moments … Continue reading →

Just for the record, here’s what I think Trump and team are planning and how I expect things to play out: More of the same with regard to Muslim bans; it will get far, far worse. As crowds protest, loudly, Steve … Continue reading →

Last night’s World Tour of Wines was the third in a series. I should have recorded the menus from the first two, but I did not. Better a last start than no start at all. First, what I remember from … Continue reading →

What might flood a man’s thoughts as he witnessed a convivial execution? How would one’s psyche come to grips with a harrowing orgasm? What parts of the brain would shiver and convulse in response to learning of a person’s eye being gouged … Continue reading →

An elegant breakfast, you see, can spell the difference between joy and disillusionment. Even after consuming every morsel of goodness, every shred of the morning meal that promises sustenance and sovereignty over one’s personal dominion, the elegance remains. Even in … Continue reading →

I’ve taken to drinking coffee in the evenings in recent days, something I’ve scrupulously avoided in the past for fear of caffeine-induced insomnia. I cannot honestly say whether the coffee is having any effect on my sleep patterns. Even before … Continue reading →

Flinch. Twinge. Cringe. Sparkle. Shake. Stutter. Masticate. Articulate. Throng. Skeptic. Inclusive. Divisive. Embrace. Muscular. Delicate. Ephemeral. Taut. Soft. Massive. Maniacal. Voluptuous. Cunning. Shrink. Shirk. Study. Paternity. Modernity. Hysterical. Historical. Worship. Harsh. Death. Suicide. Completion. Solemnity. Poverty. Elemental. Vague. Crisp. Spastic. … Continue reading →

After the near-miss accident on December 28, I sent an email to the Property Owners Association, recommending something be done about the dangerous intersection where I’ve seen two cars fly off into the ravine. I understand there have been other … Continue reading →

The afternoon of December 28, 2016 could have been a horrible and possibly my very last afternoon. I credit my survival to my quick reaction, steering my car quickly into the lane for oncoming traffic when I saw the car coming … Continue reading →

The sound a vacuum cleaner makes on a clear, cool morning is no different from the noise escaping its disquieting form on cloudy days. But it seems different. The cacophony of vacuum cleaners has no legitimate place on cool, clear … Continue reading →

I awakened in the same miserable cave as the one that prompted last night’s post. It’s cold and damp and hopeless in here. The sun is long since hidden and I have reason to believe it will not rise in … Continue reading →

I haven’t ridden a cross-country bus in many years. But for quite some time I’ve wanted to be exposed to people with whom I rarely interact, people who either choose not to travel in the more modern modes of personal automobiles … Continue reading →