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[Intermezzo] A Ball of Light*
We crossed the river, yesterday. We skimmed impatient hands across jewelry, postcards, record albums, tin canisters emblazoned with long-dead logos, crockery. My eye was momentarily entrapped by these...
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[Intermezzo] It’s Late September, Come Watch the Seasons Duel
The windows are open, all nine of them, the sashes stretching towards the sky. Street-facing, breeze-embracing. The sun crawls in, climbs in, cascades in: it is everywhere, covering everything,...
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[Intermezzo] I bought this mug because it reminded me of Sylvia Plath
Cold, mossy gravestones whisper laments as I stroll past them in the shadowy pathways on an autumn morning. The tree swaying outside my apartment shouts poetry through the window. The pavement beneath...
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[Intermezzo] Wherein I Offer You a Few Disjointed but Heartfelt Memories of...
Dear World, Frank died at 87 1/2 years old. Picture this: When he was a tow-headed little boy, just a toddler, his parents dressed him in short pants and a striped shirt and posed him on the hood of...
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Intermezzo: Today
Today, my return to shining good health is matched watt for watt by a hearty winter sun. Both incandescent, ready for change. Strong. The renewal of the New Year met a roadblock or two, was delayed,...
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[Intermezzo] Not Quite a Fairy Tale, in Four Lines
I’m Facebook friends with a garden gnome. His name is Robert. He plays Jazz guitar. True story.
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[Intermezzo] I Wish Every Day Was a Sunny Sunday Afternoon in February
I wish every day was as hopeful as a sunny Sunday afternoon in February. Everything is possible, and nothing is necessary. Do I move forward with a household project, or take a nap? Do I walk around...
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[Intermezzo] Melt Away
Once Upon a Time, I thought preparing to move house whilst my husband headed out-of-state on an extended business trip was a fantastic idea. “I know! I’ll sort through and pack all of our belongings,...
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[Intermezzo] Crosley Update: Sick Dog, Meet Synthpop
I walked into the kitchen this morning to find Crosley standing up. He followed me back to the sitting room and plopped down on his slobber-covered doggie cushion. The slow journey past the dining...
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[Intermezzo] No Concentration, or Why I’m as Happy as Clara Bow with a Beach...
The winter-encrusted inhabitants of this drafty house are agog at the most gladsome of all tidings: spring is here! It is here! It is here! Glorious. Insistent. Blustery. She’s a grand dame, is Spring....
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[Intermezzo] Reading in October
Plath. Ibsen. Woolf. Dickinson. Bloomsbury. Chekhov. Millay. Modernism. Tolstoy. And Charles Chaplin. Etc. What are you reading this month?
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
This was originally published here on 7 December 2012. In what is turning into an annual tradition, I am re-posting it today in honor of its subject, my buddy Frank. [Intermezzo] Wherein I Offer You a...
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
It’s that day of the year again. A Small Press Life This was originally published here on 7 December 2012. In what is turning into an annual tradition, I am re-posting it today in honor of its subject,...
View ArticlePearl Harbor Remembrance Day: For Frank
Sorry that I am a day late with my yearly re-post of this essay from 2012. I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. [Intermezzo] Wherein I Offer You a Few Disjointed but Heartfelt Memories of My Dead Friend...
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[Intermezzo] Rainy Days and New Duvets
It’s drizzling. Cool. A haze of rain. Grey. Nonstop. A wall of grey. Haven’t stepped foot outside since the last sunset. Don’t plan on breaking this chain. Not today. Today my will is adamantine. Hard...
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[Intermezzo] When Words Are in Short Supply
I have a cold and am exhausted. Still unpacking from the move. My studio remains a work in progress. Too many unopened boxes. Need a new (gargantuan) bookcase. Art is wrapped in Kraft paper. My feet...
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It’s that time of year again! [Intermezzo] Wherein I Offer You a Few Disjointed but Heartfelt Memories of My Dead Friend Frank on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
View Article{Annual Re-Post} My Buddy Frank…
Today is the tenth anniversary of my most popular post. As is tradition, I’m re-sharing it here. [Intermezzo] Wherein I Offer You a Few Disjointed but Heartfelt Memories of My Dear Friend Frank on...
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