Fake Blonds and Inconvenient Truths
Let’s not give him a name. He is just a phenomenon of the twilight of forgotten knowledge and the inevitable consequence of our society’s...
A Traveling Time Piece
As he looks ahead to his 75th birthday it surprises him that he doesn’t feel any closer to the end of a journey; and...
Poor Cousins of the True and the Good
This morning, a thought popped to the surface of the stream that seems to flow without cease through my mind—even when I am unaware...
Trusting what we know
I’ve become accustomed to my e-mail inbox filling up whenever I turn my back–like a boat with a leak that will sink if you...
Mid Way and Still Here (Two Poems by Ken McKeon)
Mid Pacific No road signs in mid Pacific, No calving ice bergs signaling true North, No every now and then island chain Between Hawaii...
Deal of the Day
A man was at the checkout counter at Smiths, the neighborhood grocery store where he often shopped. It was late afternoon and he had...
“Not Today”
I show up at the train station every morning, in time for the 6:04 train. When it pulls into the station I do not...
Scamming the Scammer
Ask Not for Whom the Phone Rings….. (by Kip Allen) Gary called again today. I answered the phone on the second ring, and a...
A Rising Tide
Last week I met with some fellow writers, as I do twice a month. Looking back, I find myself wondering why it felt especially...
Is there an Edge to me?
I awoke in panic. Something as heavy as a large snake was slithering over my face. My eyes snapped open and my mind tried...