"…something like the supervisor of an entire team of political agents…"
Cecil Vortex We’re out in the morning driving down 8th street after the rain looking for coffee in a favorite neighborhood trying to figure out if this store or that cafe made it through the night. I’m expecting to see palm fronds in the street sandy-colored mutts running at an angle cars and cans tipped over telling … Read more
Lousy words roll, start somewhere toward the back of his skull Marble out in his too full mouth toward his lips, from his lips spinning, spill out onto the floor. Lousy words make him slide fall sprain on the ice his wrist catching himself with his right hand, the seat of his pants cold, wet. … Read more
Threaten me with your breeze, Your touch this Fragile skin I’ve got has cracks. If you come to my door, I’ll open it slow, Step back, pull up like for a fadeaway, I’ll raise my voice, Keep you at bay. Don’t breathe into me, my friend my foe don’t send me words. I won’t breathe … Read more
It’s changing things. I’m evolving into future me, some better biped. A cellular remodel til I can eat at a restaurant outside or be in a friend’s backyard outside and if they walk past me, too close, it’s ok, not too close after all. And I can use their restroom. And after that, after this: … Read more
When I come back to the office we will all look older. And that’s because we will all be older. No one will return as they were. As they left. Even if they sit in similar seats, and the fashions haven’t changed all that much. Meeting rooms will be booked. Restrooms taken. Notebooks will be … Read more
What just happened: Leviticus opens with several laws of sacrifice and the details therein which are, let’s be honest, alarming for anyone who either likes pigeons or believes blood should be dashed on the wall rarely if at all. And I thought to myself, Leviticus, your reputation precedes you. Because that’s pretty much what I … Read more
And then suddenly, yesterday, it was Spring. With dreams of visits to foreign lands — to movie theaters, coffee shops, to the insides of other people’s houses where dining room tables turned into desks might become dining room tables with a few things on them once again. All in the seasons ahead. Far away, down … Read more
What just happened: The tabernacle is built and the Lord makes an appearance, as we finish Exodus. What’s a tabernacle, you ask? Wikipedia defines it thusly: According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tabernacle, also known as the Tent of the Congregation, was the portable earthly dwelling place of Yahweh used by the Israelites from the … Read more
In brief: The gang brings Jethro up to speed, and God makes a memorable appearance. A couple of thoughts: Where much of Exodus thus far has hit me with a political vibe, this one seemed to be full of great work advice. For example, Jethro basically tells Moses “you really have to learn to delegate … Read more