I tried to gain perspective As minimal as it was A viewpoint casually still Waiting for a script Followed by a palpable silence Inverted as it was Screened in by conjugates And words that defy description Caught up in the “might have beens” But that’s over now I tried to capture momentum Freeze framed in … Continue reading Those “Might Have Beens”
“I’m reading your book right now,” said a work colleague who I didn’t realize even knew about my first published novel. She even said it in passing, as if it was the most casual thing in the world. I smiled, and I’m still smiling thinking about the exchange. The conversation yielded the information that her … Continue reading Novel Reactions & the Surreality Of it All
We stood under the cascading flow of water arcing up from the hijacked hydrant, a bevy of hands diverting the flow so it could rain down on us. We stood there, the boys in white briefs, the girls in multicolored panties, our improvised bathing suits because there was never enough forewarning about when it would … Continue reading The Hijacked Hydrant (Summer of ’85)
Did you know that there are incredible Olympic sporting events that the general public rarely sees, if ever, on television? With the rise of Olympics coverage on multiple networks, though, we have had unprecedented access to a lot of these events, and some of them are definitely amazing, even if they are hard to understand … Continue reading Sam’s Friday Top 5: Obscure Olympic Sports
My second trip to the water cooler this week finds us discussing the glory that is food. It all started when someone who didn’t realized I was vegetarian showed up, and we had the discussion again. It’s always fun, though. People think I must be a meat eater because they don’t know anyone who isn’t. … Continue reading Water Cooler Musings: On Food
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