Category: ShortStory
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I See … Saw
I See … Saw Just as there is a probability fieldThat is, ‘electron field’Surrounding each atom’s coreWith enough dataAnd mathematicsAn electron will be foundExactly where theProbability mathPredicted So, too, with human choicesProbability fields surroundingEach and everyoneWith enough data andComputing powerAll choices madeCan be predicted Within the field of probabilityThe exact choicesNot real choicesShow exactly where…
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An Inky Puddle
An Inky Puddle Sitting meditatingNext to the openFront doorFresh morning airWafts around me My ‘Spidy-senses’ tingleAnd what do I see asI gaze out the open door An inky puddle of shadowWith luminous yellow eyesJust glided past my openFront doorThen back againAnd againAnd again –LE – 8/12/25
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Black Hole Sun
Black Hole Sunby Soundgardern, as performed by Voiceplay In my eyesIndisposedIn disguises no one knowsHides the faceLies the snakeAnd the sun in my disgrace Boiling heatSummer stenchNeath the black, the sky looks deadCall my nameThrough the creamAnd I’ll hear you scream again Black hole sunWon’t you comeAnd wash away the rainBlack hole sunWon’t you comeWon’t…
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Another Loop Morning
Another Tucson Loop Morning Another bright Sum…Sum…Summertime-blues skyA light headwind riding southOn the interminable incline But Nice tailwind and comfortableDecline heading back north The southern mountainsSilhouetted in misty blueWhile the Three Sisters peaksStand stark in the morning sunOff in the near western view Not much in the way ofFauna todayA couple of Prairie dogsThe rest…
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Public Libraries Failing Us In The Digital Age
Library Rant As a library member whose taxes help fund it, I find it galling that in this digital age, I have to put a book that I’m interested in on hold for weeks (sometimes months). All digital media that the library boasts (claims they have on their digital ‘shelves’) should be available to any…
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The Venus Trap
The Venus Trap Honey and spice orVinegar and saltWaiting inRazor sharp jawsHidden behindSensuous lipsWaiting preyTo spring shutA trap is a trap A Venus trapWith or withoutThe flies –LE – 8/8/25
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Teacher – Mentor
What profession do you admire most and why? It’s not so much a profession as a calling… It takes a compassionate, open-minded individual to be able to help guide an inquisitive mind, allowing and encouraging it to think for itself and critically… There are actually quite a few to choose from, but today, ‘teacher/mentor’ is…
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The Tucson Loop – August
The Tucson Loop On The Second Sunday Morning In August The air is stillHot and dryThe sky is mottledWith china-whiteAnd light touches ofPayne’s grayOverheadLight strokes ofWhite in the westMostly gray inThe eastern skyLike it might rainBut I doubt it A few joggers andWalkers strollingThe lanesNot many bikes yet A lone CoyoteStanding statuesqueIn the dry riverbedEyes…
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Free Will
Free Will I’ve been thinking about the idea of human feelings and emotions being ‘biochemical algorithms’ developed over millions of years on the East African savannahs as defined by Yuval Noah Harari in his books, Sapiens and Homo Deus. It certainly leads to the conclusion that there is no such thing as ‘free will’, just…
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Summer Morning Ride
Summer Morning Ride Heading over to the Tucson Loop pathUnder a heavily marbled skyThe morning sun castsLong dark shadowsThat we glide through The stagnant ocean of airIs already hot and dryThe only breezeGenerated by mySpinning pedals A gaggle of RoadrunnersIntercept usPeriodically along the wayAlong with skinksSkink-skanking the path ahead A few morning dovesDart off the…
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