Rubber band – Gumband. Sub – Hoagie. Facial Tissue – Kleenex. Soda – Pop These are different words for the same item. We interchange monikers depending on various conditions. These could vary by region, commercial impact, or nurture. As we grow accustomed to these words and their symbolism, they become part of us and […]
Category: I want more
Caterpillar and Serpent
Isn’t that a beautiful word? Chrysalis. I’ve always loved the celestial feeling that seeing or saying the word evokes. It seems similar to the word crystal, which evokes, pure, shimmering, magnificent rock imagery that unfolds in my minds eye as the word graces my ocular or auditory senses. Yet the word evolves from a Greek […]
Forward! With Ferocity and Fervor!
I went to the liquor store the other day. Some states apparently don’t have this establishment. Unique to my fair state of Pennsylvania are the Wine and Spirits stores which sell, predictably, wine and spirits. The hours are restrictive, and these products are only available through these state sanctioned outlets unlike, say, Maryland, where one […]
Black Waves
The mildly abrasive, warm, yellow sands stretch out to the limits of my vision, and tickle calloused feet as I squeeze and release chunks of sand between my, supposedly longer than normal, toes. I am tenuously holding between thumb, index finger, and middle of my right hand, a flimsy plastic trowel. A pail, no larger than a […]
Paint
When you look at your house, or apartment, or other form of dwelling, a yurt maybe, what do you see? We adorn our beams and eaves with skins of chemical and design, to mask the naked support that our augmented forest provide. And with these supplements we create uniqueness, character, and differentiation. Casually we accent our […]
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Sometimes, between the haze of sleeplessness, and the release of drunkenness, one may find a halcyon sensation that is brought about by an immaculately constructed song. In a pre-dawn reverie, I stroke my thumb as I finger the keys. I don’t recall the emergence of the lines of wisdom that have creased the epidermis. Yet […]
NormalNova
It ended with a rain drenched $2 burger and add-on $1 hot dog. Before that we had decided to skip the encore of a decidedly uninspiring Ray Lamontagne concert. We also abandoned the row-in-front-of-us, fifties-ish, newlyweds. Maybe they were new lovers, or some other completely new coupling, perpetually pawing and groping each other. This wasn’t […]
On being decent (or what I envision as decency)
I often wish I were a more complex man. In wishing for such a burden it is only my yearning to see and feel things more deeply than I already feel. Maybe it’s the sophistication that I wish I were able to attain. Maybe it’s a suave, intellectual-type image that I envision for myself in […]
I should wear a new outfit I guess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=365AgtuKMTA&feature=youtu.be Yep, here I am, And here you aren’t, So I’ll never reach you, nor you me. J
What’s so wrong with the light?
When you feel deeply, how do you express it? Can it be expressed for you? Do you reach for the channel that comforts you most? Is it the one that exists like a pair of worn sweatpants, the ones that fit so comfortably and that you rub your tired hands over knowing the sensation will […]