Category Archives: Lessons

70,000 Hours

Posted on March 31, 2026 by sputterpub

He called her arrogant, because she saidshe’d read the finest novels in her tongue.He should have used another word instead,for she had gorged on stories, starting youngand unremitting, sitting late in bed,denting cushions, warming seats amongcommuters, finding weakness, loving peaks.She … Continue reading →

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The Span

Posted on March 26, 2026 by sputterpub

From expectation to realityexists a space where worry might be sown,where stress can root and angst can come to be.The span is temporal and may be bridgedwith sturdy planks of equanimity.I’m learning to reduce projection now,and register result while earnestlyaccepting … Continue reading →

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Watching a Fly Die

Posted on March 18, 2026 by sputterpub

The fly attempted an escape, I feel,by dashing to the window’s tempting light,but it will not be opened. The appealwas clear but not productive. Stuttered flightexhausted it, and felled it in my sight.I watched its final twitches on the floor.When … 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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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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Abandoned App

Posted on January 11, 2026 by sputterpub

I like to think the algorithm’s pained,for I deleted, unsubscribed, and left.I know that’s fanciful – my son explainedthe tech – but still, the program acts bereftat my abandonment – a course disdainedafter my selfish use, a loss like theft.I … Continue reading →

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Hands Off

Posted on July 22, 2025 by sputterpub

They’re dining once a week now, and they cookthe dish her aging foster kid desires.He watches kitchen shows, she reads a book,selecting to avoid the use of fryers.She says she has him listen, taste, and look –she wants to teach … Continue reading →

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The End of Each Game

Posted on December 18, 2024 by sputterpub

The kids have helped me playing solitaire.It lets them learn their numbers and each suit.They touching put the cards most moments whereI guide them, fingers poking, faces cute.It hasn’t been my motive to compare,but there are differences I won’t dispute.Our … Continue reading →

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By Our Bootstraps

Posted on September 2, 2024 by sputterpub

Remembering when we were both 15,and met without a clue we’d share a yearso filled with enterprise and no caffeine(one never knows until the vision’s clearwith hindsight, how significant some hourscontribute to the memories we’ll hold).We shared strong intellect, eccentric … Continue reading →

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On the Best Teacher

Posted on August 28, 2024 by sputterpub

Without a doubt the teacher I remember most of allwas given like a present in 5th grade.The man was smart, creative, wise, and I can still recallsome ways and means his teaching plan displayed: Like dictionary racing for a wordthat … Continue reading →

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