Tag Archives: memory

A Beat With No Melody

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

    “…love’s not the song, but after— like the mute, remembered chorus of the rain      that stains the walk long after falling, or the lifeless stalk      still hoisting its head of grain.”   Winter haltingly segues into spring, the … Continue reading →

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Make Me a Mondrian: Corrupted at Last

Posted on May 29, 2016 by

Picture corrupted. 23,229 times over. It’s not always easy to identify the dog that did not bark–or, in this case, which digital pictures among a cast of tens of thousands have disappeared and cannot be put together again. I realized … Continue reading →

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Incomplete: The Absent Hour

Posted on March 13, 2016 by

Today is missing an hour. We’ve sprung ahead. With my phone’s camera I captured sunrise on this deficient day. It featured an almost fully saturated sky, with just a flickering sliver of pure white light at the far left. My … Continue reading →

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When the Planet Shifts

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

  Before we married, Jim promised me we would have five boys. Because I was very young, somewhat gullible, and only took college laboratory courses because I had to (notwithstanding my lack of scientific skills), I believed him. We had … Continue reading →

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