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second cup of almost – april 1, 2026

Second Cup of Almost Second cup of almost Going cold on the table You left your laugh in the doorway Your coat on the kitchen chair Slow drip of the daylight On your half-finished fable You said you’d just be a minute You’re late by a couple years I’m still here (still here) Still [...]

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the lost years – march 20, 2026

The Lost Years About ten years ago, I was sitting with my friend and bandmate of more than three decades in The O’bros, Jay Moran, in our usual spot on Genna’s Lounge’s outdoor patio. Like we so often did, we were tossing around scraps of songs and half-formed lyrics, chasing that feeling when a [...]

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our town, revisited – july 9, 2025

Our Town, Revisited Act One – Daily Life I first met Bob and Tia in a most unexpected way. It was the early 1990s, and I was struggling with persistent back pain. Searching for relief, I booked a session with a massage therapist named Jodie Curro. As fate would have it, Jodie was married [...]

By | July 9th, 2025|The Evening Email|0 Comments

what is yacht rock? – june 23, 2023

That's me at far right outside "Moon" cabin in Gitchee Gumey five years before this story. What is Yacht Rock? “Sailing, takes me away to where I've always heard it could be. Just a dream and the wind to carry me, soon I will be free...” Christopher Cross, “Sailing” For me Camp [...]

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seeking tigers – april 7, 2015

The beeps are more irregular now. They aren’t there to cause anyone to run. There will be no colored code, no carts and no soft-soled shoes hurrying along the polished linoleum floor that paves the hallway just outside the door. The beeps emitted from the heart monitor are only there to provide corroboration to [...]

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