Author Archives: sputterpub

Discordance

Posted on March 8, 2026 by sputterpub

A conversation Thursday night revealedour different comprehensions of a term.The morning afterward enlarged the field –a friend insisted, vehemently firm,we both were wrong. That evening I appealedto yet a fourth. He guessed, until a germof dictionary definition grew.Apparently none understood. … Continue reading →

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Historiculture

Posted on March 7, 2026 by sputterpub

As pages mount, the fruit of daily draft,they water shoots of memory, from seedsimplanted in soft banks that guide a raftdown streams that swell with melt no dam impedes.The passages reveal as work proceeds;now differences in characters appear.I plan to … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on March 6, 2026 by sputterpub

At last the sign went up. It’s been 4 yearsthe owner tried to sell the rooms he boughtto house a law school daughter. It appearsthe price he pitched was high. It never broughtan offer. And the summer atmospheresfor sales were … Continue reading →

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Varmints

Posted on March 5, 2026 by sputterpub

I saw six ants, one skunk and two raccoonsthe morning after drizzle, breeze and rain.Our weather here is nothing like monsoons,but we don’t tend to work on how things drain.So standing water is a common bane –mosquito pools and rodent … Continue reading →

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Present Tuesdays

Posted on March 4, 2026 by sputterpub

I go to work on Tuesday for no pay –the final phase in ending a careerI didn’t plan, that spanned until todaya half a century, it does appear.I put in half a day as volunteer,including lunch (good aliment and wine,and … Continue reading →

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Brain Food

Posted on March 3, 2026 by sputterpub

Eschewing news, disdaining gossip sites,and solving all the daily puzzles fast(the algorithm varies those delights –today’s were simply easy), I’ve a vastamount of time before this day has passed –short office work and writing is in view,but if some knowledge … Continue reading →

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Excess

Posted on March 2, 2026 by sputterpub

Abundant wine last Saturday, althoughaccompanied by lavish food and chat,resulted in an interrupted flowof recollection. Maybe worse than that,a headache bowed my neck and didn’t goaway until I slept and drank a vatof water. It should come as no surprisehow … Continue reading →

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Number

Posted on March 1, 2026 by sputterpub

When I was 12 or so, I liked the pool,adored the beach, and flourished at the lake.In southern California, after school,on weekends, and each summer we would taketo water, moving till our limbs were loose,our bodies empty, and we felt … Continue reading →

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The F Word

Posted on February 28, 2026 by sputterpub

The random chat last night was, in a word,a contest, for the longest piece of speech.He offered up the “antidis…” he heardat school (3rd grade) that peers will ever teach.I told him that and tech terms are absurd,and shared with … Continue reading →

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Chilly Morning

Posted on February 27, 2026 by sputterpub

At half past 5 I rose to start the heat.That’s something that I’ve never done before.But age has made me shiver, and the feetof February walk with even morechill temperature than usual. We’re poorwithstanding cold; our windows are not storm.I … Continue reading →

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