Tag Archives: yellow brick road

new sneakers on a high school court

Posted on May 14, 2023 by gary

a dreamsicle on a summer nightin a folding lawn chairwitches ring around the moonBetter get home soon — the prophet isbell— sometimes i think the world is in trouble, but then i spend a morning with these people. it’s another … Continue reading →

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 i will be right next to you

Posted on April 30, 2023 by gary

Shadows are fallin’and I’m runnin’ out of breathKeep me in your heart for a while.If I leave you it doesn’t meanI love you any lessKeep me in your heart for a while. — warren zevon — What do you do … Continue reading →

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we all scream

Posted on April 8, 2023 by gary

I drop Mo off at the pottery studio, leaving me with a couple of hours to kill. It’s an unfamiliar neighborhood, so i wander about aimlessly in far north PHX. I end up at a generic shopping center, not unlike … 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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