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An ex (or is that referred to as an “X”?) reaches out unexpectedly shortly after Valentine’s Day. “How are you?” she asks.

This is … surprising and I’m also left with a strong sense of déjà vu. (Off topic: I like the way the accents make the word Déjà look … Read the rest

“…

Last summer’s song is making a comeback on the radio, and on the highway overpass, the only metaphysical vandal in America has written
MEMORY LOVES TIME
in big black spraypaint letters,

which makes us wonder if Time loves Memory back.

Last night I dreamed of X again.
She’s like … Read the rest

Albany

Je me souviens.

I remember waking up early. My room was tidy and compact – tall ceilings, steam radiators, a flat-screen TV against the opposite wall. The early dawn light outlining a window shade on my left, and bathroom door to my right. I remember laying in bed, savoring the … Read the rest

The Cinnamon Peeler

If I were a cinnamon peeler 
I would ride your bed 
and leave the yellow bark dust 
on your pillow.

Your breasts and shoulders would reek 
you could never walk through markets 
without the profession of my fingers 
floating over you. The blind would 
stumble certain of whom they approached 

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subtraction

Sometimes I wonder about what makes something the thing that it is.

How many of qualities of a thing can you remove before it becomes something else?

If you took the heat from a flame, could you still call it Fire? Would you want to?

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My daughter’s friends attend a photography camp over winter break. She practically seethes with jealousy. Why do they get to do this and she can’t?

“Life’s not fair!”

I try to appeal to her common sense – reminding her that four half days playing with cameras is no substitution for … Read the rest

Love Letter (Clouds)

“… I didn’t fall in love. I fell through it:
Came out the other side moments later, hands full of matter, waking up from the dream of a bullet tearing through the middle of my body.
I no longer understand anything for longer than a long moment, or the time
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Make a wish

It’s been a long time since I’ve had anything like a birthday party.  I had one when I turned 41.

Let’s visit a local restaurant for dinner.  Surprise, the back room was filled with friends and family. Waitresses brought out steaming trays of chicken wings and steak tips, pasta with … Read the rest