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    “Wednesday”

    Thursday, January 7th, 2010

    (a 50-word story)
    Passing the seventh floor, he mooned a board meeting.
    She chided him, “Show some decorum.”
    He laughed. No, he hooted, exhilarated.
    “You’re not taking this seriously,” she said. “God will judge you in the end.”
    He considered: If he’d had a “do-over,” he’d have chosen someone else to jump with.

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    For Jenny, a Toast on 33 Years

    Friday, November 6th, 2009

    This—for those who told us we would fail,
    Who said we’d never last. How they must feel
    Today. Another year now stands in file
    Of witnesses against them. And we foal
    One more to prance our fields, a happy fool!
    This, to them who never held a leaf
    Together—but for money spent a life.
    This, to them who never tore a loaf
    To [...]

    Is this an improvement?

    Saturday, October 10th, 2009

    Yesterday, as part of the #haikuchallenge on Twitter, I wrote this piece:
    Red sun falls behind
    as I flee the black castle.
    Church in the distance.
    But I’m not entirely satisfied with that last line. The first two have such stark visual impact, and then the last just flatly states “church.” Originally I had been tempted to go with [...]

    Next Up: Soji

    Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

    While Twitter is often lampooned as empty chatter, I’m finding it an increasingly rich source of news and information. (Just look at what it has done in terms of revealing the aftermath of Iran’s election.)

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