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

worm sentience

On the way home from singing practice tonight, I thought I saw a worm on the wet pavement. It was probably a twig or a piece of cord. I thought of a worm burrowing, and my speculation led to this. (#956) Continue reading

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adamantium

The public health announcement of the impending threat of a virus was received by the adamantine population like a reminder to file taxes: impending, unpleasant, and remote. The silence was tangible. But a healthy child died: then windows closed, and … Continue reading

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stained glass windows

Next month, I shall be reading Stave IV of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as part of the CBC-sponsored reading at St. John’s Church. We had a photo op today; this poem resulted. (#954) Continue reading

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