This Is Not What You ThinkYou Closed The Door On My FingersYou closed the door on my fingers yesterday. But I couldn’t say anything: I was “sworn to silence.” Your back-turned ignorance let me…Apr 11Apr 11
This Is Not What You ThinkI’m On A Mission From MomShe called me. She made the call. I heard her call. I got the call. I am called.Apr 10Apr 10
This Is Not What You ThinkLearning CurveTrail blazing has an obvious impact on a mountainside. The intrepid pioneer clears a way through wild, ungoverned brush and timber to get…Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkWe’ll Be On The Ground Shortly: An Exercise In Mixed MetaphorsAfter 16 hours have elapsed on the world clock, consumed by the passage of a mere three hour flight, with two re-bookings and innumerable…Nov 25, 2021Nov 25, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkTurbulenceIt’s impossible to judge distance at 35,000 ft. So you measure it in time. When the plane fell, I didn’t try to estimate how many feet. I…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkLost At SeaThe fog appeared suddenly, thick and smoky in our headlights, as they swept out across the grasslands. The prairie rolled up against us…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkMomentumI lost a moment this morning. I was in the car, driving, barely driving, gliding gradually through a school zone in an automatic state both…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkThe Lost And FoundShe had actually been out on the lake only once. It was frozen. The winter had been sharp and hard. All across the countryside, lakes and…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
This Is Not What You ThinkA Trillion Of MeI read a book that said there could be a trillion of me.Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
