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Oh, another rat gnawing away inside the wall. We hate to do it, it wants to live. I bait the trap with peanut butter (they can’t resist) and I wait.   Morning, and I go around to check the trap … Continue reading →

We listen to the daily reports and then discuss the “precarious state of the world” as if it were something outside of us, once or twice removed. We hover like Greek gods above our lives, only rarely descending to inhabit … Continue reading →

You showed me a dog-eared book from your college days, an anthology of poetry which you somehow kept throughout all your moves because you loved it. When I opened the pages, I saw where you had used a yellow marker … Continue reading →

We stood suddenly very still in the utter pitch black. I turned off the flashlight, and even the dog ceased moving — its ears raised, feet firmly rooted in place. There was something very big, very near, rustling around in … Continue reading →

There’s a door that’s always opening and closing.Even with all of the opening and the closing, nothing passes through, not even the wind. I once fancied myself a friend of the wind.I’d climb to a very lofty rocky place and … Continue reading →

Revised from 10/21/17 Some kinds of pain just go on and on for years, despite all remedial measures. Hearing that everything changes doesn’t necessarily make it that much easier to bear. There are many fine and clever ideas floating around … Continue reading →

Rather than speculating about whether or not Gautama the Buddha has gone as far as one can go, why not ride along with him and find out for oneself? Wherever one of us goes, the whole universe goes with us. … Continue reading →

Awakening from sleep in the morning, I realize I’m still alive. Whatever may have transpired during the night wasn’t strong enough to take me away, not even the mystery moon itself. Even though it may often seem wearingly familiar, each … Continue reading →

The rock from space that killed the dinosaurs, that persistent tune you keep hearing in your head, the wildfire that razed the neighborhood, and the family that found their dog when they finally returned home, the last leaf stubbornly clinging … Continue reading →

I suspect my expiration date code came up some time ago, but they apparently wanted me to sample more wine, so when I do cross over, my report will be comprehensive. We are all here on our own special assignments. … Continue reading →