TIPPER & LEOOf the recurring characters From childhood stories that my dad told There is one I now know the origin ofDec 30, 2022Dec 30, 2022
Chicken Taco(s)The combination plate at the Range comes with: - a chile relleno - 2 (beef) enchiladas - beans, rice - a (chicken) tacoOct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
The telescope’s observationsYou see pictures taken through the lens of the James Webb Space telescope.Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
His dad diedWhen his dad died, he said, that’s when his life began, essentially.Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
We’re everywherePOST OFFICE ‘Graham?’ I shake my head. The woman stares. ‘Is that you?’ I shake my head. ‘No,’ I say under my mask. She stares. ‘Graham.’…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
VernoniaM picked me up from work early. She brought a picnic dinner. But we had to wait to eat it.Dec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
Sleeping bagThe zipper on my sleeping bag is stuck. It’s not my sleeping bag and it isn’t stuck. (What I’m doing here is establishing an un-reliable…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
JackUp ahead is a man on the sidewalk. He’s checking the bushes with a flashlight. I approach with my dog on a leash and at a close distance.Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Leaving New MexicoWe stop in Alpine, Arizona to switch drivers, get a bite to eat, and so I can peeOct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
GOOD DADThe boy on a bike is looking at me from a distance. He has a little helmet on because he’s a little cautious. I turn and walk out of site…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
I DON’T LIKE IT WHEN MY WIFE’S AWAYWe share mealtimes: breakfasts, dinners, lunches. Not every lunch. You have to work. But desserts for sure.Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
OATMEALI woke up before you and got up after to make us oatmeal while you were in the shower and got dressed. Then I went on a trip to see my…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
POCKET DIALI’m sorry I didn’t text you sorry for pocket-dialing you. I figured you knew who and why, and what was happening happened. I’ll talk to…Mar 10, 2019Mar 10, 2019
Better, worse, sameI’m at Reynolds Optical replacing my eyeglasses when I start thinking about why I need glasses in the first place. A long time ago I was…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
salt water taffyOn my way to lunch, I walk wet sidewalks. Hood up over hat, I look down more than up. Cars whiz past as I wait at the intersection. Round…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
DEATH IS NOT FAIRYou are driving too fast for the cemetery I think on this frigid dayFeb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
MISSING WALLETThe salt and peppered hair man carrying his daughter, a toddler, stormed back into Brekan. ‘Daddy lost his wallet,’ I hear him say…Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019
My Walk Without YouLast night, I went on a walk without you. Around the block in my socks and flip flops.Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
TreesWe didn’t have much in that backyard of ours but we had shade. Until we didn’t.May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
