trouble magnet May 29, 2007

I have several friends who’s writing makes me smile on a regular basis. Bisslington is a young phenomenon just coming into his own, Dozzegier’s refusal to use punctuation is mind blowing, and Saint Elmach of Rysvk can mix a metaphor on dime. (Incidentally, I feel that was a strong mixed metaphor. Good work Birddog. B-)
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arnie’s poem and a shaggy dog story May 27, 2007

I work about a shift a week at The Gathering Place, a program run by the Salvation Army in partnership with the city of Kingston. The Gathering provides a meal and place to hang out for the folks of Kingston who may be without homes, money, support or other such staples that many of us [...]

carwash May 19, 2007

My friend said he used to walk by a do-it-yourself carwash everyday on the way to and from school. He was in high school. I think it was the sixties but it could have been the eighties. His age is elusive and carbon dating isn’t giving reliable figures. The setting is small town.
He told me [...]

D’ya like degs? (Part 1): The Hounds May 17, 2007

Dogs. We always had a lot of dogs. Dad insisted that the hounds have standard old person names. Most were born to run deer. Dad kept them on behalf of his hunting camp. Since whitetail are only in season one week a year, they spent the better part of their lives chained to plywood houses [...]

requested writing May 14, 2007

I was asked to write a biography for my friend Todd. An on and off blogger of several decades, Todd has been offered a spot with the world renown writer’s collective known as Crooked Letters. They write stuff, they post it, we read it. Good times. Here’s a link to Todd’s first post.
And this is [...]

You can lead a horse to family… May 9, 2007

I’ve heard it said that home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you. Others call this family. Home. It’s who not where. Less about geography. More about community. (Community is a word that stands on tired old legs I know, but it still does the trick.) Call [...]

lightning, inspiration and my draft year May 6, 2007

I’ve heard it said that inspiration is for amateurs. Apparently, professionals are able to continually churn out artist brilliance because of self discipline and daily creative diligence. That is to say, they consistently apply themselves to their craft whether or not they feel the music of the muse. Interestingly enough, these self-same people tend to [...]