Monthly Archives: February 2017

Travelogue Part 10: S’Tuesday

Posted on February 28, 2017 by S

And now it is Tuesday. I know this because my tuesometer is ring-a-dinging like crazy. And it’s a day. I can always sense days. It’s a built in sense I possess, sort of a superpower. I can also ignore tall … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part 9: A Symphony Thing Happened On The Way To The Theatre

Posted on February 27, 2017 by S

It’s Monday. I don’t have any Mondays left in America this trip, not once this one has fallen into Tuesday in about nine hours time. Stupid Mondays running out on me like that, just when I was beginning to be … Continue reading →

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More Vacation Scribblings

Posted on February 27, 2017 by S

The stillness clings to me like husks of grass to legs that run through summer fields. Yet sorrow creeps inside the stillness inch by toe, jabs a long-nailed finger at my sternum and my strength. I am slowing, time is … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part 8: Artfelt

Posted on February 25, 2017 by S

“When you say ‘Dylan’ he thinks you mean Dylan Thomas. Whoever that is. The man ain’t got no culture…” Ha, well in your face ironic Paul Simon lyrics that weren’t even about me anyway, I do have culture. You ask … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part 7: My Boat!

Posted on February 24, 2017 by S

It’s just another day in paradise. No, I’m not referencing a song by some bald headed British dwarfen drummer, I’m telling you how I feel about hanging out in Toledo today. We did lazy-ish stuff – French toast in a … Continue reading →

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Vacation Scribblings

Posted on February 24, 2017 by S

The sun wanders away from a warm but insect-free sky, gone to commune with more Westerly ghosts while I eat the silence left behind in its wake. Serenity and I are not always good friends, often we barely comprehend one … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part 6: Eatin’, Talkin’, Sleepin’, Thinkin’.

Posted on February 23, 2017 by S

I’ve been here a week now and I feel like I’ve done a whole lot of things in that time. Most of it, in truth, has been hanging with beloved people, eating good foods and talking but that’s the kind … Continue reading →

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