The Knight of the Lost Luggage

The Knight of the Lost Luggage

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March 29
Laughing is knowing I need glasses to better read and write the words I already see.
May 29 • 
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February 2025

Golden Corral Mon, Asian Water, and Starbuckification in the Troglodyte Caves.
This began as lines scribbled in a notebook while listening to shitty American music eating what passed for Asian cuisine.
Feb 17 • 
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From Dust
The summer dusk was soft, and the mourning dove wooed my mind with reminders of youth, when my grandfather—decades dead—sat down opposite me.
Feb 15 • 
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Charlie Brown, telepathy, and why it all matters.
I know the tense changes regularly.
Feb 11 • 
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Bearing Witness
Henry stood in the parking lot of Dot’s Diner, watching a cup on the highway getting smashed and knocked around by passing vehicles.
Feb 8 • 
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Isolophilia revisited
Where is the courage to live my life along the lines of my choosing?
Feb 7 • 
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The Mesas
The late night host faked an engaged, cultivated look.
Feb 5 • 
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January 2025

Birthday Girl
MySpace revisited
Jan 28 • 
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Mother of Muses, unleash your wrath
Bob Dylan and the process of inspiration at the Nashville airport.
Jan 26 • 
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Hula Hoops
A found document story from ATL
Jan 22 • 
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Atlantis
Snowbound at DFW
Jan 20 • 
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Cannibals, Clair de Lune, and the orgasms of loneliness.
Hotel breakfast when everyone is snowbound reminds me of soldiers packing for war.
Jan 10 • 
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