I used to write poetry,But seldom had love to read it.That squarely makes mea two-faced, goddamned hypocrite. I wrote a bolus of verse,Asked my cafe friend to read it.He said it was shit, asked me who I read.Told him I didn’t need it. Offended, I asked whyHis opinion wasn’t so inviting,Without a pause he askedBy …
Author Archives: Shawn
Vidi Non
I think I need to come to terms with the fact that I’m no longer a movie guy. Looking at my media server, there are 130 movies out of the entire collection that are unwatched after years, despite my best intentions. I’m never home long enough to watch anything longer than 30 minutes before passing …
Twenty-Five In Five-One-Two
Today marks the 25th anniversary of moving to Austin on July 28, 2000. Twenty-Five years. A quarter century. That thumbheaded kid who pulled into town on a bleary, humid Friday morning with a job and a carload of hope is still somehow here. But he’s not a hopeful kid anymore — he’s grizzled. The dotcom …
PPaanniicc
Sometimes, I think social media is a global psy-op to make me feel terror and fear of the future in order to short circuit my executive functions and buy things to temporarily alleviate the horrors. I mean, sure, I want to be informed on what’s happening at the moment so I can try to have …
Amazing Gravy
Amazing gravySo good and brownGoes well withRice and beans One cup creamed cornTo wash it downDon’t mindIt’s how I eat