Month: Jan 2026
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0401: A Heightened Pass Through the Current
We’re talking Venezuela;it’s coup dressed up as civics,steam lifting words from our mouths like ghoststhat won’t vote,and I am a bubble in the jacuzzi,a brief republic of air, spinning its borders open and shut. “Wasn’t it flat feet that spared Einstein the uniform,” I say, and facts being facts, statements pretending not to ask permission,…
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The Old Woman With No Cat
THE CAT’S TEMPORAL PROTEST(Or: Why Fix What Isn’t Broken) The Old Woman is hanging a new calendar.A gift from the crow.Who stole it. January glows with a photo of a serene garden. The cat watches,tail-tip flicking with skepticism.“Explain,” he says,“the need for a new year.The old one was functional.It had sunbeams.It had sardines.It had that…
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01.01: Ten Things of Thankful
I am still in Colombia, and in the loving arms of my two grandchildren and family. We left Bogotá the day after Christmas for Anapoima, which is a much lower altitude at 710 meters (2,329 feet). We’re in the mystical Magdalena River Valley. I’m thankful to be in Colombia: Back home in Sussex it’s -6℃.…
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December: Last Photo of 2025 on the Card
This post is in response to Brian’s monthly challenge Last Photo on the Card. Brian (aka Bushboy) asks for the Last Photos on your phone/camera/SD card. Here is the last shot taken using my iPhone 16Pro Max. Shared on Twitter with @bushboywhotweet Last post of the year! This is my granddaughter, Luisa.
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