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Dandelions

Dandelions

Dandelions Kurt sat cold at the end of his driveway, a bowl of sugary offerings for the children settled in his lap. He treasured Halloween, but the festivity was winding down. Night had completely fallen. Most of the children and parents had come and gone. Parents with children dressed as pirates and superheroes and princesses, […]

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams I’m intrigued by certain correlations. Sometimes I’m struck by bits of information and try to fit them together like pieces of a puzzle. The human puzzle, I guess you could (pretentiously) say. One of these bits is the obsession with the Cadillac Escalade. Heck, I probably shouldn’t care. There’s better things to think […]

The Gamble

The Gamble

The Gamble Fitzi went all in on four Queens/8 high. Jimmy beat him with a straight flush of hearts. He raked Fitzi’s chips into his pile. “You buying back in?” Jimmy asked. Jimmy had all the luck. It confounded Fitzi because Jimmy didn’t appear to be much of a man of God. He didn’t even […]

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat There’s an online petition to stop lab-grown meat from being served in schools. When I heard about it, I needed to know more. The petition lists reasons why serving lab-grown meat in schools is a bad idea. These reasons are kind of boring, so I scrolled down to where people have posted videos […]

Fingernails

Fingernails

Fingernails Sometimes, when I cross the line to Indiana, I stop at Howie’s truck stop diner for a pork tenderloin sandwich. See, I was born and raised in Indiana. Now I live just across the state line. But, because I’m a Hoosier by birth, when I go over to Indiana and pass by Howie’s, I […]

Category: poetry

When Nobody Cares
poetic ramblings, poetry

When Nobody Cares

When Nobody Cares there are moments sometimes when i wish for a little empathy and to be understood these cursed … Continue reading When Nobody Cares

Music
poetic ramblings, poetry

Music

Music the finest music like the finest paintings like a good joke like a few drinks or tokes briefly places … Continue reading Music

Snakes
poetic ramblings, poetry

Snakes

Snakes i’ve seen snakes large and small attacked by cats dogs reptiles and birds big and small i’ve seen snakes … Continue reading Snakes

Soldier
poetic ramblings, poetry

Soldier

Soldier the boy had been drafted and was preparing to be sent overseas to die as he packed he waited … Continue reading Soldier

Won’t Last Long
poetic ramblings, poetry

Won’t Last Long

Won’t Last Long these kids at the ballgame loud obnoxious drunk slim and smooth and beautiful saying nothing but all … Continue reading Won’t Last Long

Escapism
poetic ramblings, poetry

Escapism

Escapism choose your escapism wisely choose it wisely in your nationalism patriotism progressivism or liberalism choose you escapism wisely in … Continue reading Escapism

Great Awakening
poetic ramblings, poetry

Great Awakening

Great Awakening there is no great awakening there is only the choice to believe in what we believe has awakened … Continue reading Great Awakening

Unlike Kerouac
poetic ramblings, poetry

Unlike Kerouac

The thing that makes me different from all of you is the vast inner life I have. I just thrive … Continue reading Unlike Kerouac

In Death
poetic ramblings, poetry

In Death

In Death i know my death is imminent the doctors say it’s only a matter of months so i look … Continue reading In Death

Shiny Bluebird
mostly true stories, poetic ramblings, poetry

Shiny Bluebird

Shiny Bluebird i was walking with nobody else around just me listening to music walking among the cornfields when i … Continue reading Shiny Bluebird

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