tofu steaks
These days I choose medium firm, whereas for years I would have used firm – but medium has more water. Tofu steaks. By the time the baking is complete it […]
Clarinet Lesson
First came the laughter. Not from joy, but disbelief. The promoter’s promises evaporated, money was “on its way,” “stuck in the system,” “coming tomorrow.” Then silence. The bassist swore up […]
action
I ask my daughter to eat more vegetables she shoos me away. So I place cut red peppers before her and they disappear. I place cucumbers before her, they vanish. […]
patreon free speech
Lately, I’ve been in conversations about platforms like Patreon or Locals, and how they differ from traditional blogging. I will try one of them, but I’m drawn more to Locals […]
bedtime
“Once upon a time,” her mother began, tucking the blanket a little closer under her daughter’s chin, “there was a musician who loved to play the piano late at night. […]
when I improvise
EXT. HIGHWAY – NIGHT A motorcycle ROARS across the asphalt, headlights cutting a thin blade through the dark. The rider leans low, the ENGINE THRUM vibrating through his bones. CLOSE […]
sweet gertrude, sweet lowdown
At Hugh’s Room there were two men seated directly before me, the front row, where I could not avoid them though in truth I did, blinded as I was by […]
reform party at burning man
I wrote a song years ago, or perhaps it was yesterday, time has that dissolving quality when you look back too long, of the Conservative Party taking their majority in […]
the reform party at burning man
I wrote a song years ago, or perhaps it was yesterday, time has that dissolving quality when you look back too long, of the Conservative Party taking their majority in […]
satisfaction
It was all too perfect. The festival happening in the afternoon and later once it got dark. The great food. The kind people and old friends. Wolfe Island, Chris told […]