Entries from September 2008
September 2, 2008
Hobbled – a poem by my brother
Hobbled (Thursday Morning)
After the woman she’s with
finishes her cross, reprimanding phone-call
and sits scowling dourly….
After the large, plaster-spattered man
sitting next to her gets off the bus,
tripping over her crutches on the way out…..
The little girl with the broken leg breaks the silence
And says, “That was so funny, the other night.”
The reflecting frown becomes its own reflection
and [...]
September 2, 2008
Lorane Highway
LORANE HIGHWAY
A series about a small rural town and it’s off beat inhabitants.
Character sample: Brian Lark. A 40 year old diagnosed schitzophrenic who frequently goes off his meds. He grew up in a motherless home, and was raised by (and still lives with) his equally crazy (and abusive) father. When on his meds, Brian has his odd, daily [...]
September 2, 2008
My brother bounced off of another car yesterday.
My brother bounced off of another car yesterday. He does this a lot. He claims the car suddenly turned left, just in front of his bike, in order to snag a parking spot. My brother already had his brakes on because he was going downhill so it wasn’t high-speed or anything.
The same thing happened a [...]
September 2, 2008
Fresh Kill
Last night my brother and his wife were in their garden chatting and enjoying the evening when they noticed their dog, Spike stalking something in the weeds.
Suddenly Spike darted forward—in three quick bounds—and pounced on something. He then trotted proudly back to my brother and sister-in-law with a bleeding, convulsing rat in his jaws. [...]
