Category: Contemplation

  • So after the Swing Sisters rope and yodel their way through the dictionary with harp and hand saw, a palate cleanser is needed. Ah, I spy the goddess in position under the harsh, hot spotlight. She's a spray-painted vision in red. The goddess spins on pedicured toes and recites Joyce in her nasally voice and…

  • A rock with a chip on her shoulder was told to slow her roll. The teller at the cloud bank was very clear when she told the rock what happens when a pebble or a boulder works its will and shapes its fate and forces fortune into a constrictive definition. The clear and concise message…

  • Attachment: 1 ImageA single shot is all I get.Which road has better scenery: Fanaticism or Freedom?What state of bliss grows ever sweeter: Adoration or Manipulation? The calm spot that swallows fear is a mirage. Take a step, another step, lunge/drop/roll.There is no better solution than la ilusión.

  • One Black EyeA HawkThe Widow You are still in the running forUltimate Target Disregard the noticeAll Vacancies Filled You feel the calm coming onno reason for euphoriaWonderParanoia You will be selected when least expectedThere is always a spot open for The Penitent

  • To self-educate is way better than to self-medicate. And hey, a gal doesn't want to go through life as a thwarted intellectual, does she? Turn up the dial, amigos. Your community is waiting. So what if your feet haven't found anything solid on which to stand? Build your base and let time manage the project's…

  • Run after stuffwant and grovelall those pretty things …Butterfly wingsbeat against thepavementPaltry paymentnot worth the palpitationsFear the wordsAs aboveSo belowIntuitionMalnutritionAsk for deliverance fromIndecisionFulfillment is areckless passionBetter to laugh atall the bad influencesthat keep us coming back.

  • And that dream! The glass-encased restaurant embedded inside the cave? There was even a waterfall. The setting was beautiful. A door opened onto a warm, cheerful dining room with long tables, red high-backed chairs, lots of candlelight, and flowers everywhere. Red and gold was the color scheme. Every station was supplied with wine and everyone…

  •   10. There are many worlds one can inhabit.  9. All we have to do is lose our way.   8. Trade in the standard-issue brain.  7. Grow a backbone and feathers.  6. (Our skin was always thin.)  5. Doors never stay shut.   4. Fate lives in caves.  3. Love likes nests.  2. Let…

  • A foolin reverseset the hermitageon fire. In hindsight,fly blind.

  • Sally hears the seventh word that comes from Frank's lips. Context? Perspective? What she hears is a form of fact. Truth it is, nevertheless. The message is clear without all the filler Frank carefully chooses. Transcribed it reads thus: This world is noise and far from complete. It's the struggle we've been wanting all along.You.Me.Us.…