Sam's Online Journal

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015

The Bad “Date”

In order to explain why the Good Date was the one and only date I had with Jill (The Good Date), I have to go back a week prior to it. Or maybe I have to go back to the beginning of the semester. You see, I wasn’t going to classes back then. In fact, … Continue reading The Bad “Date”

September 6, 2015September 6, 2015

Dear Journal: These Mild Summers

Dear Journal, The summer was mild until I took the air conditioner out of the window. Coincidence? I think not. Maybe there’s something to the old adage that when you least expect it something happens. It’s happened way too often for it to be anything more than a direct correlation, at least to me. I … Continue reading Dear Journal: These Mild Summers

September 5, 2015September 5, 2015

The Devil’s Dice

These maybe’s can’t persist Stuck as they are in what if’s Shackled to possiblies And the perception of more But like clouds they drift Whichever way the wind blows Caught in the devil’s dice Hoping they come up sixes The overwhelming white on black Blurring the margins A counterfeit’s deadly curse Wanting nothing but validation … Continue reading The Devil’s Dice

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015

2 Cars

2 cars — one from Vermont, the other from New York — meet in a covered garage somewhere near Syracuse, for the first time and quite possibly the last as well. All of the different combinations of circumstance that brought them together in the first place are the same ones that will keep them apart … Continue reading 2 Cars

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015

300 Writing Prompts: #110 (The Good Date)

“Write about an interesting date you have been on, good or bad.” We walked through West Philly, hand in hand, a little forward for a first date, but it wasn’t our first time being together so it was okay. Or at least that’s what we told ourselves. You see, we both worked at the campus … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #110 (The Good Date)

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015

Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

“Tonight’s the night. It’s gonna be alright. ‘Cuz I love you, girl. Ain’t nobody gonna stop us now.” ~Rod Stewart Rod Stewart had the number 1 song in America during the week I was born in late 1976. That was back when he was singing songs that were produced specifically for him, not singing the … Continue reading Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)