HeyJaredSpiral Notebook
Essays, stories, poetry and art from a 70-something beginner. Because ya gotta start sometime.
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Prose poetry (opens the original)
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I don’t know what to think about prose poems. On the one hand, I am not sure if I enjoy reading them. On the other hand, I certainly enjoy writing them. If I am honest, I can’t help writing them, which makes me wonder what to think.<img alt="" class="si
Remembering (opens the original)
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A year has passedIt was an ordinary dayNo, extraordinary.SunnyBrightWarm with a taste of fall.In a blink of the cosmic eyeThe heavens fellOur lives collapsedDoors were closed.It is an ordinary dayNo, extraordinarySunnyBrightWarm with a taste of fall.Heaven survivesOur lives knit slowlyBut the doors, once closedAre closed forever.On this ordinary dayThis Day of AweSay helloSay I love youApologize from the heart.Forgive from the heart.Postpone no healing words; the door ma
Nebraska Homecoming, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Preparing for the journeyAfter a lifetime as a professor, naturally I had to do some research before the trip. What is North Platte like today? How did it compare with my current home in University Park, Maryland?University Park (pop. 2,454) is a small town near Washington, DC. According to Wikipedia, North Platte is a “city”, though only about 25,000 people live there. Another 10,000 souls live in the surrounding ranches and farms that call Lincoln County home. North Platte is 87% White, and 1.
Chautauqua 9 a.m. (opens the original)
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Monetizing the Apocalypse, Plan #1 (opens the original)
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