We Are Breathing With Two Nostrils Now
We are breathing with two nostrils now. That is my new way of saying “We are cooking with gas now!” And we are. Four burners and a griddle, a broiler and an oven, but no vent hood for the days … Continued
Resolve
What is a resolution without resolve? About the same as a resolution with resolve. Resolve to be a better person. Come on, just try it.
Pomegranate
She sat there, eating an entire pomegranate (except for the pith and those few brown and cloudy seeds of course), chewing each morsel enough for the juice to splatter against her cheek, but not so much that she crushed the … Continued
To Be Better
I’m searching for something stimulating that will not wear me out, for something I can smell through all the snot in my snout, a way to escape the cold (both the sickness and the weather), and, in a thought, (cough,) … Continued
Contagious Thoughts
When all of your thoughts turn to coughing and snot and come flying out of your face, they’re no longer profound but they sure get around. You wish it were poems in their place.
The Furnace
The furnace won’t stop running, but since it’s negative two, it seems to be doing just what it’s supposed to do.
Cousins
After all the cleaning, painting, fixing, sorting, moving beds, the best part of your own space is to share it with your friends.
Day Two
I’ve started it. It’s already day two. And so I’ll need to see it through.
I’ll be here for a while
We bought a house just to make ourselves stay in one place for a while. We’ve been here just half a year and it no longer feels new so it must be time to move. But it’s not. I’ll be here … Continued