Wheels turning round and roundthe oval miles slippinginto an endless loopof smiles reflectedin the gleaming hardwoodand flashing lights. I stand and listenlaughter and musics’ universalblend of joy and lovebounced off the girdered wallsthat once held a newspaperfilled with MVA’s and tragedy. I close my eyesand I am back in ’65wheeling
Author: Mark
Prose
An Ordinary Man
Once upon a time there was a man, a very ordinary man, who lived in a small white house on a quiet street in a little town, near, yet not so near, to the Big City. Now this ordinary man had a not so ordinary wife, an extra-ordinary son and
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Pluviophile
Who doesn’t like rain? Sure there are those days you get caught out with your umbrella still in the hall closet; or you are stuck in the middle of nowhere with a flat; but by and large there is just something about a rainy day that makes you want to
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Nemophilist
Deep loam callshumid ‘neath the firsand soaring cedarscreating a dark canopy of motionagainst the leaden sky. Deep loam callssilent size 4 footfallsbetween the swaying fernsand hoary beards of ancient giantswatching children play. Deep loam callsnarrow deer tracksovergrown green carpetssoft like feathers – the perfect bedfor childhood daydreams. ml’23 When you
Poetry
Temporary Beauty
I plucked a rose oncefrom a gardenwithout permissionslicing it quicklyfrom the stemwith my jacknifeand carried it all dayin my pocketslipping it outfrom time to timeto smell the summer tanguntil at days endit lay wiltedmaroon blotchedin my handand i lost interest ml’00
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What The Heck is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?
Ahh phobias, wonderful things that stop you dead in your tracks without warning, like that spider hanging from the ceiling in the root cellar or a loud noise in the night you are sure is a monster under your bed. VeryWellMind has an excellent grasp on phobias, as well as