Ever so often I unearth another precious nugget of worthless wordplay which I cash in by spilling it all out on the page and then I mine my mind for another rush of gold and often come up with only silver or worse yet copper and then I feel so pedestrian digging into the average … Continue reading »
Daily Archives: January 3, 2013
Good – Paul Hostovsky
When my mother was dying she said, “I’m not very good at this.” “Is anyone?” I asked, smoothing the blanket on her hospital bed. “Some people are,” she said. “The ones who spend their lives preparing.” “I think we’re all unprepared,” I said. “I’m not very good at this,” she said again, wincing as she … Continue reading »
Nana – B.Z. Niditch
Russia is a nightmare when America is full of dreams Maxim of BZ Niditch Nana with attention to snapping peas from hunger finding themselves in 1905 in a foreign market resembling nothing familiar telling of your sorrow to other tenants with averted looks hiding a few dollars by the samovar away from the landlord’s wife at … Continue reading »
