Monthly Archives: July 2016

Cherry

Posted on July 15, 2016 by sputterpub

Two travelers rest upon a shaded seat ingesting cherries purchased where they grow, that grew too perfect to delay to eat: cascades of flavor so intense they know no other sense. They pause to gaze at one: a globe of … Continue reading →

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Moon Over 120

Posted on July 14, 2016 by sputterpub

A dark gray ribbon lay upon the land, an asphalt arrow to the eastern pass, dividing pumice into field and strand and giving shoulder to the desert grass. The moon hung heavy silver on our right; it striped the road … Continue reading →

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El

Posted on July 13, 2016 by sputterpub

She prides herself on a good memory. El thinks she was naturally endowed, but that’s no cause for pride. She can’t understand people who brag about 20/20 vision, or cavity-resistant teeth, or double-jointedness, or a high IQ. As far as … Continue reading →

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Opal Moon in Capricorn, Opal Rock in Hand

Posted on July 12, 2016 by sputterpub

The moonlight rides the evening like a boat on pearly fog, across the atmosphere, its perfect circle harnessed to a goat, its glow diffuse and fuzzy as cashmere. The rock I hold invites my hand to form a pregnant fist, … Continue reading →

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Mismarriage

Posted on July 11, 2016 by sputterpub

I lived my young adulthood as a wife, and though my purpose isn’t to disparage, I look upon that portion of my life and can’t perceive much benefit to marriage. For now that I’ve a schedule all my own of … Continue reading →

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Abscession

Posted on July 8, 2016 by sputterpub

Again in memory I wear my robe of painted silk, and you lie underneath, your body both a cushion and a probe for mine, your skin engaged between my teeth. Your errant flesh remembers me; you feel insistent as my … Continue reading →

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Invoicing

Posted on July 7, 2016 by sputterpub

A capital proposal – we could bill them more who stalled, ignored or never sent us data; surcharge blamers for their ill behavior; let the way our time is spent assign the dollar rate we multiply. And what’s the charge … Continue reading →

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Delightenment

Posted on July 6, 2016 by sputterpub

We had two power outages last week. That’s always inconvenient: like jury duty or a head cold. Even though it was still light out, I was impressed by how dependent I am on electricity. Especially when playoffs are being televised… … Continue reading →

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Doctor R

Posted on July 5, 2016 by sputterpub

I hate to wait in doctor waiting rooms. I seldom meet a doctor I respect. The act of even calling one consumes my inner peace with angst, attacks and wrecks my calm, converts me to a phobic mess and makes … Continue reading →

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Plaintive Plan

Posted on July 4, 2016 by sputterpub

We seldom sleep as deeply now at night; we’re half-awake each time we shift in bed. And so we like to slumber in the light of 3 p.m., and after sunset’s red has dimmed, we sudden-snooze on couch or chair. … Continue reading →

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