one-up
on Nov 7, 2009 in Poetry dramatic monologues thoughts below ground death of pets friendship pets satire Sometimes, maybe it's better to listen and nod sympathetically. (#966)...

f
on Nov 6, 2009 in Poetry thoughts below ground couples relationships sensitivity shame The door of the change room opens, and she steps out in unaccustomed yellow. A tiny fricative escapes his lips like methane hissing from a newly punctured can of slightly spoiled soup. He smiles, admires the label, but the stench hovers over the area...

of
on Nov 5, 2009 in Poetry fiction irony isolation lost at sea romance Here we have a message in a bottle, if it made it into the bottle. (#964)...

oof
on Nov 4, 2009 in Poetry aging thoughts below ground 1950s College football growing old growing up social commentary university life A little violence in my tale today. (#963)...

roof
on Nov 3, 2009 in Poetry aging adolescence childhood fear imagination memories speculation Sometimes uncertainty can hang around. (#962)...

Proof
on Nov 2, 2009 in Poetry aging thoughts below ground autumn pain satisfaction yard work Today, I raked leaves and bagged them before tomorrow's rain. It was a good day. (#961)...

baring gifts
on Nov 1, 2009 in Poetry lotus eaters thoughts below ground How often do you find yourself doing what you are supposed to rather than what you want to? Have you thought about why? (#960)...

open
on Oct 31, 2009 in Poetry scapes autumn endings fall It rained today: the rain ran down the trunks of the maples, making them black, pasting their clothes to them like wet T-shirts. (#959)...

sweet apple
on Oct 30, 2009 in Poetry scapes apple orchard autumn food fruit St. Lawrence River treat This time of year, the orchards are selling their wonderful treats. In our part of the country, it's fresh aromatic apples. (#958)...

dimensions of a face
on Oct 29, 2009 in Mild-mannered opinion Poetry lotus eaters thoughts below ground clones identity individuality recognition faces are not snowflakes in every one a thousand lives He reminds me of so-and-so you say, and capture the essence of the idea. I have seen that one in a pulpit, on a bicycle in France, selling raffle tickets at the mall, untying his running shoes be...