catching up

this roller-coaster of fear and excitement stirring the dreams from boyhood to life a spring of brilliant sunshine droplets and sudden dark spring thunderstorms see me cowering from greatness, there in the garden filled with daisies overwhelming beauty, colors i could not dream not if i’d slept for the next 10 million heart beats this … Read morecatching up

Ikea in Jordan

When Joshua crossed the River Jordan, after paying a ransom to get in, en route to Jericho was an Ikea, which gave ol’ Joshua an idea. So instead of decimating 31 Kingdoms and their kings, Joshua bought a bookshelf, among other things. He tidied his tent with paper mache’, he struggled to build things to … Read moreIkea in Jordan

Languages

When I realized I could understand german, the voices only made me sad. So I thought I’d learn french, but it’s sadder even than german. I already knew about portuguese: a wonder they haven’t all murdered themselves yet. Is there a language that doesn’t know sadness?

Broken

I could fix a lot of things here. The stove now works with all burners. The toilet seat could be replaced, things to paint, water damage … There are a lot of things to fix, but I’ve given up fixing me. So I keep the faith that one day, in fable beauty, someone will fix … Read moreBroken

Soapbox Artist: collecting art & literature of the worst kind