Author Archives: sputterpub

Onion Opinion

Posted on September 14, 2011 by sputterpub

I looked up “opinion” recently, and I was disappointed to see that it means itself. My resources assert that it has been used since the mid 13th century, that it is a belief that rests on grounds insufficient to produce … Continue reading →

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Snails

Posted on September 13, 2011 by sputterpub

I posted Snail Trails on January 12, 2011. It carried a report about the morning I was the scourge of Berkeley snails. I just reviewed a sonnet I wrote about that experience. To tell the truth, I think the number … Continue reading →

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Unbalanced

Posted on September 12, 2011 by sputterpub

I watched an hour-long show last month, which seemed to make an organized rebuttal to an argument I never considered. I had to derive the argument from the rebuttal. The program attempted to demonstrate that there is no such thing … Continue reading →

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Nonsense

Posted on September 9, 2011 by sputterpub

Acceleration, in the rodent race, is treasured by electrons, fossil fuels in oxidation, more defined by pace than bullets, and as coveted as jewels. The run is competition for an end that no one known to any has acquired. I … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Symphonies

Posted on September 8, 2011 by sputterpub

This may be a bit like jumping to the end of the novel. Probably it will read better if we work up to it instead of blurting it here. And maybe I’ll wisely wind up and down to it, in … Continue reading →

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Lief Collection

Posted on September 7, 2011 by sputterpub

I wondered awhile ago from where we got the word belief, and before I looked it up I added some rhymes to it: lief and relief. I started with “lief.” My sources indicate it’s been used since before the 12th … Continue reading →

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The Collector

Posted on September 6, 2011 by sputterpub

Amazed at images of light, he must progress to oil after four pastels, advance from clay to filigree of rust in eighteen metal pours. He never sells his acquisitions; yearly he’ll adjust his wiring, add a shelf, pull walls apart. … Continue reading →

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Spider

Posted on September 2, 2011 by sputterpub

A thousand spider webs depend on eaves, enjoin the plants, embroider autumn air. September drinks the chlorophyll from leaves while I walk into webbing everywhere. A strand of stickiness across my face, resisting my impatient fidget twitch, annoying as a … Continue reading →

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Concrete Thoughts

Posted on September 1, 2011 by sputterpub

I fell on the sidewalk on May 6 of this year. And I tripped and had a bad financial district stumble a year ago in February. I’ve learned about my mind and body as a result of those mishaps, but … Continue reading →

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Oxymoron

Posted on August 31, 2011 by sputterpub

… is one. Really. Oxys is from the Greek for “sharp,” and moros is the same Greek “foolish, dull” that brought us moron. Oxymoron means sharp-dull. The dictionary says the word is a figure of speech in which opposite or … Continue reading →

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