Monthly Archives: June 2009

Where it leads

There is a woman sitting in the doorway at the back of the house directly opposite my kitchen window. She caught me staring through half opened blinds at her. It is after 6:00 PM, and I still had not changed … Continue reading

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Solstice

Yesterday, at 1:45 AM EDT (or 6:45 AM UTC) the Earth reached the point in its orbit where the inclination of the North Pole toward the Sun is most extreme. From an Earth-centric perspective, the Sun has moved as far … Continue reading

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I am alone.

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Rose and panties

Not much time. The chemical restraints are tightening, the floors and walls are doing a slo-mo undulation. Light and dark are trading costumes. And everybody’s cool. There’s a tiny Philharmonic Orchestra playing just under the hum and whoosh of the … Continue reading

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Precious discontent

When I start to brood over what to write here, I never get started. Saying so gets me started. I never read. My ever-soothing friend Lynne says, “That’s OK,” and then says (I can’t really remember) something about how most … Continue reading

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Hello, World.

So much for writing a little every day. I have been intractably depressed for ten days. I am not managing life very well–and have not been, for many years. I picture a surfer on a medium-sized wave, his movement is … Continue reading

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