Monthly Archives: March 2023

Paint misbehavin’

Posted on March 31, 2023 by gary

The Quotable Caroline, 8-year-old creative soul: “It’s time to get messy.” The words of a true artist. Mo told me the same thing a couple decades ago. I mistakenly assumed that at some point we would revert to unmessy. “Run … Continue reading →

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oreos

Posted on March 28, 2023 by gary

Are we really gonna sleep through another centuryWhile the rich profit off our blood?— the prophet ani— I am a newspaper copy editor, so I edit newspaper copy (in case you were wondering about the title.) As a result, over … Continue reading →

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‘It’s not a buffet, dear. you need to keep running.’

Posted on March 26, 2023 by gary

“Endurance is about trusting the invisible voice you believe in,even if nobody else does. Because there’s just as good a chance as not that something’s really there.”— the prophet jennifer pharr davis— She’s looking at the mountain. The invisible voice … Continue reading →

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this’ll be the last time that i do your hair

Posted on March 25, 2023 by gary

Laura, can’t you give me some time?I got to give myself one more chanceto be the best man that I know I am—  “You have a nail in your tire.” I’m thinking Mo is making a brilliant philosophical analogy as … Continue reading →

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flowers, and popsicles

Posted on March 22, 2023 by gary

We were ring-around-the-rosy childrenThey were circles around the sunNever give up, never slow downNever grow old, never, ever die young.— the prophet james vernon taylor— She’s not worried about pace. She just wants a popsicle. She doesn’t have a heart … Continue reading →

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