Category Archives: my life

The Question of The Day

Posted on September 5, 2012 by randomyriad

Why keep going when it makes no sense, when the pain is all pervasive and inescapable and not the kind that I can take a pill for that leaves me conscious? Why get up in the morning? Why go to … Continue reading →

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A Poem For a Damp Morning on The Edge of June

Posted on June 5, 2012 by randomyriad

June around here tends to be gray and damp, and this year seems to be no exception. I woke early today and took a walk in the drizzle. It was good for my creative spirit. I was able to lay … Continue reading →

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Five Days In January

Posted on May 12, 2012 by randomyriad

January 7, 2012 I sit at my desk and read “The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster” by Richard Brautigan, all at  once without a break, 102 poems, short easy to engage with like comfort food. I have read these … Continue reading →

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Sketches and Scratches

Posted on April 14, 2012 by randomyriad

This is the outside of my current pocket sketch and scratch journal. I carry it with me everywhere. The cover will be a work in progress until I use the last page just like my other journals. Lately I am … Continue reading →

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Commentary On the Unsettled Skies of March and Other Random Thoughts

Posted on March 31, 2012 by randomyriad

“People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson As I write or avoid writing, I look out the window and see the parade of storms and … Continue reading →

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