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absurdity regained
Lately there’s an aspect to my life — no, it’s a quality; perhaps a foundation — whatever it is, my mind keeps saying to define it I should use the word absurd. Not absurd in the same sense that an expiration date on the package bottom of my cat’s kibble treats is absurd. Not absurd … Continue reading
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in context
The other day I accidentally visited the church I left in 1999. Lately I’ve been driving a relative to doctor appointments, and we were out and about after a nice lunch together. There was a half-hour wait for the next appointment, and we both needed a bathroom, but the doctor’s office was closed for lunch. … Continue reading
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the heart of the matter
[Read & rewrite afresh on this topic. Yup. You.] Above is the note I left on a file this morning after my early writing time. I need such a reminder. My tendency is to edit soon into the writing, because, you know, things should become perfect. Sooner. Reality reminds me that things are in process. … Continue reading
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overflow
Recent blessings, small and deep: Music of Español, batted between women choosing baby clothing. Language-melody, launched in sequence, unfurled like little banners. Skin scent when a loved one, lotion-tinted, gently day-heated, opened her arms. Warm, dark wine’s presence inside smooth gold cup, inviting a small swallow. The fact that, despite myself, my life includes a … Continue reading
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over summer
In late June in Colorado, landscape raised itself, a snowy rim against city, the cusp of a rock-realm carelessly straining space. In early July at the local amphitheater, a curly-haired symphony conductor flourished in his sheer joy. The orchestra responded, each person and instrument a striking synergy. There were two vocalists. One, a diminutive man … Continue reading
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oil on skin
This morning I got to my office more than an hour early so a nice Goodwill man could pick up old computer equipment that weighed a ton and haul it off in his sky-high truck. I decided to spend some of my time before opening the office on the phone with a Tracfone tech person, … Continue reading
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light
I drove home from Junction City under a cloud-bowl sky. Grayness ceased just before the panorama of encircling hills. Sunset had turned the background powderish pink. Each landscape rise stood darkly defined, tallest ones patched with snow. In the middle of highway 99 I stopped, pulled out my wide angle lens camera, and carried on … Continue reading
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it’s a good thing
I don’t as a rule sign up for Na-no-wri-mo, but I have come to enjoy reading those who pursue it faithfully, creatively. My friends who are posting every day right now include: Cecily Cherie Sandy Anna (maybe unofficially, but I think she nearly always gets in a post a day) I gain a lot from … Continue reading
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under the sun
My chair was on the U of O campus, at a table amongst other tables, under a clear, warm sky. The sun chuckled behind my head: So you think meteorologists know it all? I wished for sandals, or a smoothie. Students, like a herd on the move, passed our table, with its small, felt-lined case … Continue reading
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back to goodbyes
This morning I let my daughter off at the train station. She’s riding up to Portland to spend the day with a friend. There was a hug and flurry and quick look after the door shut to make sure nothing remained on her seat, and then there was the lingering scent of her Allan Brothers … Continue reading
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