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Category: death
A Snail’s Pace
Contemplate the snail, any kind of snail.More than 40,000 snail species slowly roam the earth,all peacefully paced, wending their way … More
One of a Kind
A friend, a school band director, professional drummer, jazz fanatic, and high-end audiophile,reports he’s just back from a west coast … More
I Am a Roll
I am but a lowly butter roll, sitting in this tawdry woven basket, on this threadbare pink linen napkin amid … More
The Hours
The first time I read Mrs. Dalloway I was quite young, 21 maybe. And I was struck by her age, 51, and … More
Short Short Stories
1. Death Wish Rendered unconscious by a fall in the bathtub, a president of Russia drowned. * * * 2. … More
The Bibliophile
From the time he began college, he kept every single book he bought for every course he took. His library … More
It Was a Dream
“It’s right there,” he said, pointing to the small break in the tree line, hard to tell from this far … More
Another Friend
Here’s my rough draft for today, Thursday 01.20.22 Another Friend He was a ball hog. You should have seen him … More
Walking That Way
Sadness sets in counting the steps, not looking up, not looking forward. Making your way there watching your feet move, … More
Committed to Memory
It is here now for a minute, that finger-drawn faceon the steamed glass is yours, ars brevis,fading as the warmth … More
Walking Through Downtown Honolulu
With her tousled white hair and shredded clothes, the elderly Japanese woman appears to be someone living on the street. … More
On the Clock
I always think it’s a dream, you know, that whole today is ending now,the clock ticking me up to midnight … More
The Bigger Picture
Each year of my life, from the very first timeI was conscious of believing it might be this way,I was … More
This is an ex-poem
This used to be a poem, but now it’s not. I tried to make it pretty, but it didn’t turn … More
The Remnant Hours
Rising, late in the day, the hours so strange these days, it’s time to take off the coat of sleep … More
Including Plagiarized Passages on Sections of Skin
to the reticular dermisshow a cystic cavitylined by attenuated squamous epithelium.A prominent granular layer is presentwith overlying compact, lamellated corneocytes.The … More
One Last Act of Love
For the sake of this loved onewe know it must be done,all we singlular fossils of the future,all of us … More
Excavation
Digging up a spade of rocky soil in that old ground took exertion enough for three or four of a … More
On Earth We Come and Go
Like a dog in years, a wet cold perfectly upholstered nose, long body sleek curled up here before the fire, … More