Author Archives: sputterpub

Tuesday Trivia

Posted on March 25, 2025 by sputterpub

It isn’t that I’m ill or feeling bad.Most things are going well. I’m getting restand needs are met, but lately I have hadsome incidents online that turned me stressedto telephone and text, and they’ve compressedmy meditations and deflected meto staggered … Continue reading →

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Delegaphobia

Posted on March 24, 2025 by sputterpub

“It’s easier to do the work myselfthan try to train employees or relyon others.” You’re no cobbler. There’s no elfto labor magically while night goes by.But that path leads to never seeing sky.Perhaps there are some areas where lesswill do, … Continue reading →

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Cold Stew

Posted on March 23, 2025 by sputterpub

My house is cold. A door cannot be closedthat’s been removed today to be restained.There’s sun but it is colder than supposed.My comfort can’t be suitably sustainedunless I sit by fireside, red-nosedand ruddy-cheeked, my temperature maintainedbut not my temper. I’m … Continue reading →

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Renewing

Posted on March 22, 2025 by sputterpub

Two days a week committed to anointmy cheeks and brow with cream that has “Renew-ing” in its name, I wonder what’s the point?There really isn’t much that one can donon-surgically, but even so it’s trueI have the time and purchase … Continue reading →

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Thursdays

Posted on March 21, 2025 by sputterpub

My days of fullest liberty are two.On Monday and on Thursday I am freeto pick whatever things I want to do,without requests from friends or familyor specialists with care for their purview.And Monday’s nice, but Thursday’s come to bemy favorite, … Continue reading →

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Malodorous

Posted on March 20, 2025 by sputterpub

The stink of magic waterproofing struckmy nose as soon as I walked in the door.The dark and rain outside meant I was stuckin ambience unpleasant. To restorethe wall of window doors I’d have to buckdiscomfort, I concluded, but the curewas … Continue reading →

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Kneeing

Posted on March 19, 2025 by sputterpub

I’ve grown so ancient I can twist my kneein bed, alone at 3 a.m., awakeperhaps to turn my head, perhaps to pee,for probably no reason but the quakethat 7 decades plus has put in meto catch short dreams and recollections … Continue reading →

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3 PM

Posted on March 18, 2025 by sputterpub

At least it’s 3. There won’t be too much more,but right now I’ve got sound insanityas 2 nice fellows work to sand each door.At least it’s 3. They’re both precise and skilled, and I can seetheir workmanship is capable for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mumble

Posted on March 17, 2025 by sputterpub

That Mom complains is seldom a surpriseto us who’ve watched her growing old so long,and know the woman lives to criticize.And as her hearing weekly dims, her strong“Don’t mumble” is the opposite of wise;it’s no big deal that attitude is … Continue reading →

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Defect Fix

Posted on March 16, 2025 by sputterpub

A shot of how it looked a week beforethis publication, as I wrote these lines,shows detail of the damage to the doorI open least. For years I’ve seen the signsof oak attacked by stormy water’s pour,resisting caulk repair and tape … Continue reading →

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