Category: Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris

The Things People Say

for CMB He (well-meaning, sixty-something): You need to hurry up and get a boyfriend, there’s only a few years left for you to have babies, so you need to get moving, go to church, say…

Hold It All

Hold it all The sun blasting away and the clouds offering respite June 1968 and July 1988 The nights I used to work at the Bristol Bar and Grill and the mornings Sara Wall worked…

SPOKEN WORD DHARMA

Dear Cristina It’s not that I wish you The affliction of Fame But after seeing Remi Kanazi last night I thought of you Going on the road Doing SPOKEN WORD DHARMA Before small groups and…

Just Say Thanks?

1. On last year’s Memorial Day The Cardinals played the Royals And to show their gratitude For the soldiers who died  in one war or another The players wore camouflage Instead of their regular uniforms…

BOMO

Lecture by one of the septuagenarian luminaries of liberation theology The unforeseen, ultra-disturbing developments in House of Cards Spiff gala after the Oaks on May 2 The renowned pianist sponsored by one of our generous…

Texting through the Tears

When there’s midnight silence She can hear his voice When she closes her eyes She can see him coming up the stairs I ask her to tell me Some of the nicknames he had for…

Reminder on a 3 by 5 Index Card

If you face obloquy You’ve got to practice If you face applause You’ve got to practice If you face indifference You’ve got to practice If you face heartbreak You’ve got to practice

One Thought after Another

Did K’s friend commit suicide in California? Were Courtney and Lindsay just now talking about Colleen? (You eavesdropper!) Will someone read aloud tonight and pop the balloon? Am I going to write another anaphoral litany?…

The Slow Fix

This isn’t the Sudden Enlightenment School By a long shot It’s the Show-up-Each-Day- Sit-Down-and-Shut-up-School It’s meditating morning and night Then gathas throughout the day It’s tending to the garden of the mind And smiling to…