everybody got out of class
at the same time
all in the same stretch of
hallway everyone had
their lunch in a bag
but couldn’t eat yet
another class first
they were racing toward
that next class
even my uncle
She gave me a car
She gave me a car and I turned it
into an ashtray. Tapping one hand out
the window the white flakes
floating off onto my pants.
“I saw Dan. He was smoking in the car.”
And I don’t blame anyone. … Read on Macduff...
Confession examined
The trout-spread gluten-free bread
toast was good
but I’ll be honest with you.
I experienced it as great.
And I’m trying to figure out why.
Previously, it had been spectacular.
The kind of trout-spread gluten-free bread
toast you tell people … Read on Macduff...
The Crying of Lot 49, Week 5
Here we go, friends!
A mighty showing, one and all! Well done careening collectively toward the finish!
And yes, this is a wee book. But the language is thorny, scenes swirl into each other, the comedy is mixed with some … Read on Macduff...
Enjoy your day!
In Holland back in the 70s… Read on Macduff...
most of the houses didn't do Halloween
so my mom would drive us around town
looking for lit lanterns in windows.
There might be three or four blocks of driving
before we spotted a
The Sea Is Awash with Roses
There’s this lovely poem by Kenneth Patchen that I sent out a while back on my lil poem-of-the-day mailing list (aka “The Richard Brautigan poem of the day”).
I sent it out and, you know, sometimes someone writes back, and … Read on Macduff...
The Crying of Lot 49 Meander, Week 4
Happy Sunday Meanders — we are well and into the home stretch. Just two more tiny weeks to wrap. And yet, and yet: plenty of roadway for anyone who’s behind to catch up and make the lunge to the back … Read on Macduff...
Scene from No Kings Day
We marched with 20,000 powerful and peaceful protesters last Saturday, through the streets of my favorite town, down over to a space by the lake shore where the crowd could gather.
There was lady leading a great chant near us … Read on Macduff...
Man of Action
If I order an egg bite I get… Read on Macduff...
my own little fork
a disposable hand that fits my right hand.
Reading its palm I see a short life. But a good one.
Focus. Focus.
I'm telling you, I'm not sitting
The Crying of Lot 49 Meander, Week 3
I’ve been reading the comments right after I finish each section and that is such a rich dang experience. Thanks for the hellos, for the nuanced takes, for the fact checking and the flights of fancy. And thanks to Pynchon … Read on Macduff...