The Coffin Fits – Pink Heart
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow? And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog...
The Blue Herons – Go On
'But I'm not going,' said Barnaby Jack. 'I'm running away tonight for good. And this time I won't get caught.' Annabelle whispered, ‘I'm coming with you.' Her yellow hair, now brown at the roots, caught up in the wind and danced. Barnaby Jack took Annabelle's hand and...
Tyrone from Mississippi
There are two types of men in this world: those who wear a shirt pretty much all the time, and those who hardly ever wear a shirt. Tyrone lived within the latter category. Tyrone was from Mississippi and he was the Genuine Article. He had a flattop, close on the...
Guest Post by Fluffy: Rachel Baldwin – Spirit
Hi, it's me again. Fluffy the Cat. Sometimes when the Food Guy is busy, he lets me write his log post and put it on the Winternet. Today the Food Guy has a pre-existing condition to rake the leaves. The Food Guy hates raking leaves because it is boring. He said,...
Christopher James – It’s Neat to be Alive (Live Life à la Mode)
1954: Eisenhower is in the White House, the McCarthy hearings begin, an IBM computer translates sixty phrases from Russian into English, a de Havilland Comet succumbs to metal fatigue and disintegrates in mid-flight, Bill Haley and the Comets record 'Rock Around the...
David Nance Group – Little Bit of Rain
The squatting tenant men nodded and wondered and drew figures in the dust, and yes, they knew, God knows. If the dust only wouldn't fly. If the top would only stay on the soil, it might not be so bad. -- from Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 'Little Bit of Rain,' by...
Mt. Meru – Rose Street
On the very day of their departure Regine in all haste leaves her apartment in Nybrogade and ventures out into town in the hope of meeting her old love. And, as though the final gesture of a generous Providence toward these two persons whose life histories are so...
Meeping – Ultimatum
Sam: Listen to some reason. I don't like you. You don't like me. So, why don't you just let us disappear?Redford: Well, it's tempting, but we can't allow it.Sam: Do not... cross... this... stick.Redford: You’re doomed, Shakusky.-- from Moonrise Kingdom, directed by...
Mance Lipscomb – Farmer and Songster
I worked so hard in my lifetime, look like I dreams about it now. And I wake up in the morning, thinking I got to go to the field.-- Mance Lipscomb, I Say Me for a Parable I. The CottonThe southern extremity of Brazos County, Texas is covered by a broad expanse of...
Guest Post by Fluffy: Rainsticks – Cut the Corners
Hi, it's me again. Fluffy the Cat. Sometimes when the Food Guy is busy he lets me write his log post and then he puts it on the Winternet. Today the Food Guy has a pre-existing condition to help the Food Lady clean up her office and sort out all of her computer...
