Trying to find a place that’s not shaded.
Damn trees everywhere.
I just need one spot where
my skin can make contact with the sun.
Light is part of the sun, did you know that?
It’s not an offshoot or … Read on Macduff...
x-post: Creativity blogging…at work?
I’ve recently started blogging about things-creativity-and-tech at work. Using my own name even. My other own name.
Before too long, there should be an actual brand-new creativity subsite I can link to, but for now, it’s more like a post … Read on Macduff...
One-sentence story
Feeling lucky, he realized, about two minutes too late, was not the same as being lucky.
Not a snake
You say I’m a snake but snakes
move with purpose, right?
They lead with their head. Reach
with their mouth. Draw a
dry belly line with an impulse dotting
each turn.
Have you ever seen a snake tumble? Or trip? … Read on Macduff...
Real bikers
Saw real bikers tonight.
Four bikers, they lined up
side by side across both lanes with
their leather jackets. Comfortable, warm.
Cocooned in that roar that they
made together.
The time of legends
Thinking a lot lately about the time of legends. Not as far back as dragons or unicorns. Or even King Arthur. I’ve been reading up on that not-so-distant moment in our American history when a band of Famous Artists put … Read on Macduff...
A little part of me
I was talking with a pal
about how my 10-year-old daughter
would still like to be 8 years old,
and my pal said “You know,
a little part of all of us is
still 8 years old.”
And it’s really … Read on Macduff...
Fresh starts
I bought a new wallet last weekend and this time I’m gonna get it right. I think I must be 0-6 on wallets over the past two decades. Each one, destroyed by me stuffing it full of receipts. No more. … Read on Macduff...
Why Obama Will Win
One reason above all: he has a fired up base. All the more fired up as the choice on the war becomes clear. McCain has a base that’s, at best, ambivalent. He’s their Lieberman. The betrayer. Independents love that. But … Read on Macduff...
A moment of appreciation
It’s not a small thing, to beat the Clintons in a Democractic primary. In so many ways, it’s as shocking as beating a sitting president in a primary, something that’s so hard to do, Teddy couldn’t pull it off with … Read on Macduff...