Category Archives: lotus eaters

about people who are not facing the here and now, but have to be there and then on cell phones and ipods

beige

Uncomfortable Listen to a joke in Czech or Serb and wonder if you should laugh at the end or ruin the mood Walk alone into a party of couples and stay alone semi drunk all night Sit in a loud … Continue reading

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chipped paint

The cracking paint gives way in patterned flakes revealing dark bones of this weathered porch. The last coat I laid on I hoped would last, but again undress it with a blade and torch. The naked wood has beauty but … Continue reading

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list

Some friends of ours call the breakfast table recitation of ills an organ recital. As we age there are other lists with generic names: who’s dead who’s dying who’s sick who’s taking these medications who’s taking those who’s going down … Continue reading

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