Category: ShortStory
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Why? A Child’s Question…
‘Existence!’ Why? What IS the Point? IS there a point? Please read this in the spirit it was intended… inquiry, speculation, open-mindedness …; -) The older I get, the more I wonder, what’s the point? When I was in my youth and well into adulthood, I pushed myself to thrive and excel. Thought it was…
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Helmet Brims & E-bikes
Helmet Brims & E-bikes helmet brimsso largethey seemout of place remind me offirefighter helmetsjust missing theofficial shield used to seeone or twoin a whole weekof riding now they’re wornby nearly halfthe cycling crowdanother fad like the E-bikesspeeding byas if the riders’pedaling actually moves the bikerather than thethrottle at theirfingertip both of thesefads are expensivenot cheapbegs…
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Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend Sol’s morning raysCutting through thePristine blue skyBake the pavementAnd ground betweenThe long shadowsTo the mountain vistasAll around Holiday weekendI suspect mostAre sleeping inThe morning rideAlmost soundlessBut for a couple of hawksComplaining aboutScarcity of prey Even the most recentIterations of BrittlebushAre going blowsyAs the first summerHoliday weekendOf 2025Begins its inevitableWinding down Late in…
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Info Wars
In all the armed camps and silos around the world, too few are interested in ‘truth’, but their vested interest narratives, excuses for their greed for wealth and power at the expense of all sentients under their control… Info Wars a world awash inmeaningless infostories frictionalinscrutablecheap anddelusional while truth is elusivehard to findexpensiveto researchpeer reviewand…
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Early Morning Tucson Ride In May
An Early Morning Tucson Ride In The Latter Days Of May The bright Tucson morning sunDefines everything in ourForeground as we roll by While the surrounding mountainsAre silhouettes behind misty-blue vailsToo early for the mists to have burned off But closer peaks and mounds likeTumamac (the horned lizard)And A Mountain stand sharply revealed Crystal clearIn…
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Small Change
A stark reminder of our ‘reality’, especially now in 2025… Small Changeby Tom Waits Small Change got rained on with his own thirty-eight,And nobody flinched down by the arcadeAnd the marquees weren’t weeping, they went stark-raving mad,And the cabbies were the only ones that really had it madeAnd his cold trousers were twisted, and the…
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Older Flamenco And Nouveau
I’ve never seen a flamenco dancer live, but have seen them on TV. So, seeing a live performance is on my bucket list. But the peotry and representations in art facinate me. I’ve even tried painting a couple myself… But first, here’s one from one of my favorite poets, Rainer Maria Rilke: The Spanish Dancerby…
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Riffing On One Of Nietzsche’s Insights
Paraphrasing Nietzsche Facts, my assNo such a thingOnly interpretations ofEvent interpellations Those that holdPublic sway in theAccepted, ‘normal’ way BS lies that normalizeJust stories that justifyThe ruling classesClutching greed and need Functions of powerFor the masses to devourCertainly NOT any kind of ‘truth’ –LE – 5/18/25
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Response To An Old Prompt
There was a prompt a while back: Have you had any broken bones? And I’ve decided to ‘riff’ on it a bit… In short, the answer is yes… Way more than I’d like to admit… Having been a Judo tournament competitor for more than 40 years, not to mention the daredevil inclinations and exploits of…
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Outrageous Mendacity
Rode the Loop this morning and musing started composing a poem to commemorate the ride. But the longer I rode and the more I saw and thought, the more my incregulity rose, giving rise to the following… Outrageous Mendacity Brite blue skySol’s pristine long raysTells a story full of lies All is wellThe whole world…
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