Somewhere far away you walk, in spaces broad and warm and raised, the heat a waving scarf upon you, the breeze a subtle sea. The thoughts, they bound from near to far and here and now to monographs of recent memory. Love’s won and done, breath felt and breathed, moisture and warmth, the timeless...
Read more →Today I was reading a little about Hemingway because I read him heavily one year in college and loved his language-bending, and I was surprised to learn that he wrote a novella. It wasn’t the novella itself that surprised me, but rather, that he wrote a novella that was meant to be a parody...
Read more →When the screen door slammed that morning at 9:30 after breakfast, Gladys P. did not know what a painful, uncomfortable day her day would become. Neither did her husband. It was just another weekend in their summer cabin in the pleasant, quiet community up on the hill in the central mountains. The lodgings were...
Read more →I slept in this morning until 8, and went downtown to get a hearty breakfast. The cafe that was recommended to me was closed, but there was a fine greasy spoon right by it that had exactly what I craved- a ham and cheese omelette, juice, coffee, and toast. I walked around downtown and...
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It’s 10:40 and after a long day I am just getting around to posting, so it will be short. The day started off great, with an early morning drive to City of Rocks that was charmed because of the animals out and about that I saw. I arrived at City of Rocks about 7:45...
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After hearing from my co-workers about Silver City these last few weeks, and seeing photos from others who have visited there, I decided rather than sit at home in the pizza oven with a few extra days available over the Independence Day weekend, it was as good a time as any to use some...
Read more →Last night at about 7, I went to the Blake’s on Academy and San Pedro for a bite to eat. In the restaurant, in front of me at the counter is this kid who looks like a typical young highschooler. His skin is olive colored, and he is tall, brown-haired and thin, wearing long...
Read more →I have a sense of where to go with the Ruby story, but just do not have it in me tonight to whittle the next chapter out. Too tired. I will just say Thank You to my folks for raising me around the Bible. The world is weird. Progress says that all of our...
Read more →When Jesse had driven two miles east on State Road 7, he turned left onto the two track that zigged in gentle curves up Tanner’s Hill, and on into the cut between Tanner’s Hill and a swell of BLM land. He drove slow, looking about him and, in the mirror, back into the broad...
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Tonight I spent the evening with my folks, and after an awesome dinner my mom made- pulled pork sandwiches with some baked beans and potato salad on the side- we played a round of Ticket to Ride, a game they seem to like enough to play with me when I ask them from time...
Read more →A week after Will’s accident, the entire town turned out for a pep rally parade down main street and a celebration of life service in the high school gym, put on by several of his old high school teammates, several teachers, and two of his old team mothers. They had insisted. There was a...
Read more →When Jesse was 20, he had met Colin in a shop course at the college. Colin was a year his younger, and he was the kid brother of Will Martin- the Will Martin, who had set several district records in track and football as a ball carrier when he was in high school. Will...
Read more →At about 4PM, Jesse decided it was time to go, so he locked up the cabin after he grabbed the cookie tin off of the table and his old denim jacket and his hat. A light rain pelted the soil on the walk down to the driveway and his pickup, and the smell of...
Read more →It’s been a strange day, to say the least. It started quietly enough, but around noon, I received an email from the office administrator of our neighborhood’s HOA, in which she stated that she had quit the day before. Her reasons for quitting were two, and named- two men who sit on the board...
Read more →A few days ago, one of my classmates from high school mentioned on Facebook that after a long time away, he and his family had moved back to Albuquerque, and that he was looking forward to reconnecting with old friends. When I knew him in high school, we had been in student senate together...
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