Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom

Where all that’s left is crashingand all I got is bereavingbut all I know is needingand all I thought was bleedingbecause what was sacredly vowed, wasn’t only pledged to mebut was boded to a surfeit of others year after year.Hunted … Continue reading

Rolling Routines

Rolling Routines

While the situation may change and we may gear up and proceed with dispatch, for now as the dark enters unwillingly too early in the day, we resort to a few of our favorite things: boba, maki and rolling. Boba … Continue reading

Are You There God?

Are You There God?

It’s me againchecking in,are you there? It’s times like these on the verge of emerging into a new energy level and diving into an invigorating creative focus with intent, desire and then shazam…Of course, you are and always have been, … Continue reading

Perching Spot

Perching Spot

This bird’s-eye-view and for the adda offered below. The secret to bengali conviviality…a little bit of adda travels a long way. languid and fluid in nature…my kind of style. Happy gatherings and if you’re lucky enough may home cooking accompany … Continue reading

Presto

Presto

And just like that our Christmas cactus decided it was time to bloom. At the foot of the steps on the east side of the deck, these distinctive leaves greeted the sun as it peeped over the horizon. Sunbathing in … Continue reading

It’s Upon Us.

It’s Upon Us.

That time when both the sun’s warmth and light fall equally on the northern and southern halves of the planet. You know what that means, prime time for viewing Aurora Borealis…have you seen a lady fairer?

I Wanna See You Fly

i wanna see grand risings. never miss a beat. every rising. feel it, soak it, shake it. i suppose you may grand risings. never miss a beat. every rising. feel it, soak it, shake it. i suppose you may say … Continue reading

Where Silver and Gold Shine

Where Silver and Gold Shine

It doesn’t get any fresher than this. Just harvested cob from land tilled with the same hands that offer it here unhusked and right off the grill. Five minutes is all it takes for a robustly sweet burst of goodness … Continue reading

Little House on the Prarie

Little House on the Prarie

Plots run smaller in this hilly community but hearts are worn on sleeves and stars flicker in the evening breeze.

At An Angle

Tilted at a 25-degree angle shooting conflicting messages to our brains, we were stumbling, bumping and falling. Oh, did I mention snorting, chortling and laughing—this passage is always a thrill.