A friend found my book in the wild. In my hometown public library. Mom would be so proud! … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
I swear we thought it was an avocado. The stone inside was odd shaped and the scar around it all pointy, not smooth like a regular avocado pit, but your dad planted it anyway; he was always good at getting things to … Continue reading
This kiddie wading pool has a miniature of the whole island in it. I could picture my younger self playing Godzilla versus the Isle of Wight! … Continue reading
A low wall but a flower filled one on Wilton road. … Continue reading
Things I actually encountered on the walk to work: An unusually diffuse quality to the morning light. The smell of dirty water everywhere. A trail of discarded playing cards leading from a post box to the village apothecary. A single brown … Continue reading
My first trip took me to 2416. I was devastated by what I found. Everything was gone; the Earth was an empty husk. I jumped to 2316 and found the same dead planet. Back to 2116 found a slightly warmer but … Continue reading
Mitzi cocked an ear in my direction. Eventually her whole head followed. “Why are you rattling all that paper, can’t you see I’m trying to sleep?” “You’re always trying to sleep. If I was quiet every time you were asleep … Continue reading
My first clue was the lightness of the morning and the smell of sewage. Then a trail of playing cards from the post box to the village apothecary. Odd, its been closed for years. The cards were ‘arranged’ around a … Continue reading
Black sheep in the fog, always getting closer. Wet plastic against glass…no, ice. Wet ice with bubbles beneath. Hills denuded of trees, of life. More black sheep, these with accusing eyes. A shadow in an office window, abandoned and alone. … Continue reading
Just a quick photo record of my small patch. April 3rd, 2016: Avocado, year two Amaryllis after the wind storm Top shelf with what I could salvage from the green house: Shelf two: No idea what’s in these anymore… Seeds … Continue reading