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  • The Ones You Need To Watch Out For

    The Ones You Need To Watch Out For

    People who see kindness as weakness are the ones you need to watch out for. They are so weak, so susceptible to fear and corruption, that bad people can easily coerce them into accepting cruelty as a necessary evil. Read more

  • to watch the blizzard

    to watch the blizzard

    The snowflake on your eyelash made me smileand the ones that settled on the fabric of your coatsparkled like sequinsAnd when you got homeyou put your wet thingson the radiator to drythen you settled in witha cup of tea and acontented look in your eyeto watch the blizzardand dream of springtime Read more

  • Pistachios and Licorice

    Pistachios and Licorice

    Food is not the first thing that comes to mind when contemplating the Grateful Dead but there are two foods in particular that make me think of them. Pistachios and licorice. Pistachios because of Bob Weir and licorice because of Jerry Garcia. The incident with the pistachios came in answer to the question, “Has success… Read more

  • The Patron Saint of Beekeepers and Epilepsy

    The Patron Saint of Beekeepers and Epilepsy

    The story goes that a priest (or bishop) in Rome (or Terni) was under house arrest and was speaking with a judge about Jesus when the judge’s blind daughter came in. The judge said he would do anything for the priest if he could restore her sight. The priest laid his hand on the girl’s… Read more

  • Flash Fiction Friday: Forging Something New

    Flash Fiction Friday: Forging Something New

    You know how a young group of friends have one stable couple while the rest of the gang fall in and out with a procession of lovers? We were that couple. I don’t know if stable is the best word to describe us. There was a lot of volatility and even spasms of violence. We… Read more

  • Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

    This has been another hard week for America. In case anyone wondered if this administration and its lackeys could sink any lower, now you know. I wrote a new song this week. I will record it this year. For obvious reasons, it’s called Heaven and Earth. HEAVEN AND EARTHHEAVEN AND EARTHSEE WHAT YOU’RE DOINGAND KNOW… Read more