A cool breeze stirs, and the shreds of tarp dance among the trash on the rooftops. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
New fiction from Ryan Werner
Ryan Werner’s online fiction project, Our Band Could Be Your Lit, is back in action with a beautiful new piece of flash fiction, “Back and to the Left,” based on Pearl Jam’s “Brain of J.” And it is one of the best stories I’ve read in a while. In his blog project, Ryan has vowedContinue reading “New fiction from Ryan Werner”
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 9,000 times in 2010. That’s about 22 full 747s. Continue reading “2010 in review”
Small stone #2
The shadow of a pigeon bobs across the rhombus of window-light on my bedroom floor, like a puppet playing for my amusement. A cloud passes outside and the window-light fades until only my floor remains. What happens, in such a moment, to the shadow-puppet bird? I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January.Continue reading “Small stone #2”
Small stone #1
It is just after midnight. A new year. Leaning out the window, I notice that the air in the alley smells the same as last year. Looking up into the black sky, the fireworks diminished and the stars blotted blind by the city lights, I realize that this year will not feel real until theContinue reading “Small stone #1”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 