As cold as the coldest winter chill Seeping into my haggard bones I seek fire Their January eats me alive Then February, short and swift Like a judge’s gavel Descending, then gone A loping deer in the rearview March comes marching by Left, right, left, right An uncertainty unmatched Except by mixed company An April … Continue reading My December
“Sometimes the anticipation of the thing is better than the thing itself once you have it.” You know how it is when you’re waiting for something to come in the mail? Every day you check the mailbox hoping it comes, but instead of the wonderful thing you want, you get bills and junk mail instead. … Continue reading The Anticipation of the Thing
5. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger Too many fans of her first novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife, were expecting a repeat in this, her second novel, but just like any good artist, she doesn’t duplicate a painting, or in this case, a premise for a story. While the former book captures a relationship through … Continue reading Sam’s Friday Top 5: Recommended Reading
First let me start by saying that I don’t ever watch college basketball (or any basketball for that matter) except for this time of year, for some odd reason, and it didn’t always used to be like this. I used to be a normal guy who laughed at those people who were fascinated by something … Continue reading Bracketeering
Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water. You know how it is, when life keeps taking you places you never thought you’d go, and once you get there you realize you’re not like anyone else there, but you somehow still fit in. For some reason. Well, I remember when I first moved to … Continue reading Upstream
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