kissing in a car

first date kissing us much dated before back seat bed entwined disheveled entangled give up give in steaming up windows raising temperatures warmth careless thoughtless buoyant young and free once more yes yes compassionate caressing witnessing want explore breaking boundaries push-up bra undone quick breath now soft eyes occasion to open street lamp’s  illumination night’s [...]

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feet on the ground

feeling my role like a method actress looking for the cues to find my entrance knuckles knock on too many locked doors twenty-seven small bones sore in their sockets No, no, no, no No, no, no, no like the Fifth begins with a knocking it’s not closed in a closet not – not – not  [...]

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a world of connections

I am very excited that the author of A Twisted Pair has quoted me in the post – Be here now – particularly since I hadn’t remembered writing the comment he quoted and it sounded pretty good – I had one of those, gee, did I write that moments? But as an artist who has [...]

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lesson four – flying in the snow

My flight on Saturday was pretty amazing. I drove through hail and sleet in Everett and was amazed to see the sky clearing to the north, when I could see at all, over Arlington. My CFI A –, said it was okay to fly but we’d have to watch the weather closely. There were patches [...]

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fly-fishing secrets revealed – expect the unexpected

Scud The Snoqualmie was a zoo this weekend. Everyone was there. I took Elaine up Saturday and she decided to carry her beach chair on her back but changed her mind about the flower press (thank god) and left it in the truck. She did manage to catch a nice trout – second time fly [...]

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first flight lesson

Sitting in the left seat for the first time was both very exciting and very comforting. Yesterday the weather at AWO was outstandingly beautiful and my instructor, although much younger than me, was relaxed and confident. We walked around the airplane and he quizzed me about what I already knew – he complimented me for [...]

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yoga lesson

Saturday morning outside of class on my own without the teacher no one to judge in the company of my two cats it’s easier to  stand on one foot

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no bad days fishing

Even a bad day fishing is better than a good day doing something else – I think I wrote something like that a long time ago when I was writing stories. Then again, maybe someone else wrote it. It must be a universal truth for people who fish with intent. A great day fishing is [...]

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