The Dream
The Dream By David Solway I dreamed that you had ceased to love me— not that you had come from other beds back to mine, or gone from mine to others, just that something in your heart had stopped. I...
View ArticleDo Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep By Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the...
View ArticleA Pledge
I pledge allegiance to my mind, my body and my soul; To take care of myself, To live, laugh and love. To accept the things I cannot change, And to change the things I can. I pledge to start right...
View ArticleRed Light
Red Light By Gabriel Gadfly You said you wanted me to come over, and even though it was nearly midnight, I agreed. I hit every red light between here and your house: start stop wait and wait and wait...
View ArticleAn Adventure in Public Speaking (And a Poem)
In March of this year, one of my good friends (and follower of yours truly) got engaged to her other half. Immediately, she started making plans for an October wedding, including extending an...
View ArticleRemembrance
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short...
View ArticleHoliday Cards
As I start getting my small household ready for the holiday season (or as the overly organized version of me refers to it: Listmas!), I thought I would do something a little different this year in the...
View ArticleConnecticut
In the hail of the firestorm, Crouched beneath a wooden desk… Pop! Pop! Pop! Like jet-fueled pebbles, Crashing through a plate glass window… Fear spreading, Like a cancerous plague… BAM! Inaudible...
View Article2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,000 views in 2012. If...
View Article5am
Last night, I went to bed early like the responsible adult I am (I work morning shifts, and have come to value a decent night’s sleep), and was awoken by a series of important (albeit annoying) text...
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I am angry, and you should be to. Someone WILLFULLY decided to turn what was supposed to be a triumphant day in an athlete’s life into tragedy. This is unacceptable. The thought of coming home from a...
View Article15 Things Running Has Taught Me
It’s been nearly two years since I ventured into the world of running, but only recently that I’ve started to think of myself as a runner. In this time, I have learned: 1. If you look cute when you...
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