Just like that, my slow mood moved away. I just had to sit at my writing desk, dig into some drafts, and get lost in making the work more concise, more chiseled, removing “I” as much as ego would allow. Almost two hours later, I’ve either forgotten what put me in that mood in the …
Author Archives: the.primes
An Empty Porch
There’s nothing more profound than an empty porch with a half-glass of lemonade sweating on the rail. Who was drinking it? Why did he or she leave? When did this person discover the taste of lemonade? Was the person 5 or younger? Or maybe the person was 16 and spiking it with a spark of …
A Test
Last night, I shut the day down by having a cigar on the back patio. For a moment, I caught a glimpse of my puffy gray hair and thought to myself– Your hair looks crazy– like M’s. M. was a dear friend and mentor-poet. We exchanged poems and artwork– I’d visit him– walk around the …
The Unfinished Bridge in Columbus , Ohio
Driving home to Tennessee, we passed through Columbus , Ohio. It’s about a third of the way home for us. We started in Rochester, NY with a terminal point just south of Nashville, TN. In Pennsylvania and some parts of NY and Ohio, there’s the occasional slow traffic of Amish buggies when you take the …
Poem
Made turkey soup today. Wrote– and just really enjoy what I’m learning from the process. I walk, have conversations with myself, pray, move some more, then write some more. The volume of writing over the last 4 years is vast across the genres of fiction, blogs and journals. But the show script is the one …
Whine Day
Just a day of waking up too early. Reading too much. Writing too much. Just in the head too much. So you call somebody who needs more help than you do, and you hear them out. And suddenly you feel better– knowing how blessed you really are, if you can get out of your own …
Direction
At the store, getting snacks with my brother-in-law. I couldn’t believe the choices. 7 varieties of Doritos alone. Midnight Snack Doritos–which taste like cheese burgers –was one of them. One stoner designed it for another– and the rest of us benefitted, because we all love novelty , we all love death by novelty, yet we’re …
Pasta
She asks for pasta. It’s 95 degrees in June, and my daughter wants baked ziti, and so I make it– with garlic bread– and a vodka sauce with some sausage in it. And I made the wings I thawed as well. I guess those are for dessert– buffalo wings and bleu cheese ice cream– could …
Foraging
With my wife and daughters traveling, I’ve decided not to go grocery shopping this week– instead focusing on eating only food and ingredients we have in the pantry, fridge, or freezer. Everyday, I get to surprise myself. Thawing chicken wings for tomorrow. Dumplings for lunch. Steak , soba and salad for a few days. It …