Song for Guns & License
03/07/2013
Paper mill town closed down. Sporting goods store the big draw. Hunters shop for camouflage, a new barrel gauge. Deer season. Six months here, I’m in a red chair with
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Was John’s Bargain Store a Model for WalMart?
02/19/2013
The John’s Bargain Store I remember was located at the Soundview Avenue stop of the “IRT” line. Soundview Avenue was an “elevated” subway stop. Rather than climbing up the stairs
Note to Google: Honey, Not Tonight. I Have a Headache…
02/18/2013
Don’t get me wrong. If I need to find something on the Internet, I know how to type a few keywords inside a search box. But remember those almost bygone
The Mustang
02/10/2013
I’m on vacation from Chicago and visiting my girlfriend in Louisiana. Joy and I met in college. The plan is to drive to New Orleans the following weekend for
To One Young Enough to be in a Car Seat
02/08/2013
Always dangle tangerine peels over your brother’s head until he agrees to roll down the window. Always keep a small house in the kitchen where ants can tell each other
The Feeder of Success
02/06/2013
A bird feeder dangles outside my kitchen window about a foot from the glass. Drinking coffee in the morning, I watch birds alight there. They have yellow throats, red beaks,
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