Category Archives: Personality

Comfort

Posted on February 23, 2022 by sputterpub

If I met someone whose chief fantasieswere scripts of being cared for, comfort skitsin winter scenes or nestled in big trees –of cleanliness in plush and furry wraps,of hideaways in warmth amid a freeze,of faceless folk attending to her needs,then … Continue reading →

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Book Reporter

Posted on February 22, 2022 by sputterpub

I’ve read too many bargain e-books now.I have to stop responding to emailsthat hawk cheap work by folks who don’t know howto craft true characters or narrate tailsthat live up to the promise of the blurb,deserve the stars, or earn … Continue reading →

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After More Isolation

Posted on February 19, 2022 by sputterpub

At home 6 days a week last month was tough,but Omicron was large and kids are wee.The days were long, but there was time enoughto postpone any task, and challenge mewith some new venture, made of different stuff,but I got … Continue reading →

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A Little Change

Posted on February 17, 2022 by sputterpub

Traditions form within a week for me,and I adhere to them with loyalty.Somewhat indicative of OCD,I spend my time with regularity.Until I intersect epiphany,and notice I’m too jammed diurnally.It’s then I look at how I’m using time,and turn from solitaire … Continue reading →

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The Latest Gift

Posted on February 16, 2022 by sputterpub

It’s never easy buying gifts for Mom.She’s uber-practical – if she can’t seea need or it’s not her idea, her palmis in the air, between herself and me,declaring she can’t use it, and what’s more,insisting that I take the item … Continue reading →

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For 20 Days

Posted on February 10, 2022 by sputterpub

I write these lines on two two twenty-two.Admiring the number of the date,and knowing 20 days ahead I’ll viewan even longer set, I’ll set a goal(or 2!) for head and heart. Each day I’ll doa little thinking in a foreign … Continue reading →

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Reading Three Books

Posted on February 3, 2022 by sputterpub

A novel novel’s in my hands today,expensive and well-written, but alas,it seems to lack a plot. For English classit may suffice, but me it turns awayto open neuroscience newly bought.Then how I wish the author better taught!Too thick with anecdotes, … Continue reading →

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Lit & Life

Posted on January 26, 2022 by sputterpub

Reading the storieswas better than life,when I was youngand longing to live. Reading the storiesis better than life,now I am oldand remembering.

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She Hates Her Mom

Posted on January 21, 2022 by sputterpub

She hates her mom, resents her, and ignoresher now she’s old and dull and not aware.I told her toxic feeling rusts and scoresthe soul, suggesting that perhaps she’d careimagining severity and soresin mother-history. She won’t go there.Her peace does not … Continue reading →

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The Freakest Link

Posted on January 16, 2022 by sputterpub

With Covid socializing, there’s a rule,unspoken but complied with in my crowd.Without offense or aiming to be cruel,the most conservative prevail. Endowedwith kids or stuck in caution’s vestibule,the edge of spectrum says what’s not allowed,and sometimes makes me glad to … Continue reading →

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