Category Archives: thoughts below ground

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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