It would have been an ordinary day visiting the beach, but when we got there, the ocean was gone. Our first question was, “When did this happen?” and then, “How did we not hear about this?” and soon after, “Where did it all go?” Nothing that enormous can go away without notice. We knew it. …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Where Is My Mind?
Some things are easier to find than others. Where do you start looking when you’ve lost your mind? The last place you’ve been? Everywhere you’ve been? In the “found” column of the newspaper? Do you start going through the junk drawer? Do you rummage through your purse? Do you rummage through someone else’s purse? What …
What will you find when you get there?
What’s your favorite kind of ‘blog? The food kind, the introspective kind, the one that’s only about Kung Fu? Or are you a health and wellness fan? Do you like to read about innovations in fitness? New trends in diet? Do you like the sports ‘blogs? Do you enjoy the funny ones? The sarcastic housewife …
Trippy
Every once in a while you run across someone who makes you feel trippy. It’s like space and time have welled up in what amounts to a tsunami to you, but to the universe is a ripple. Macro or micro doesn’t matter as much as the fact that you’ve suddenly recognized that everything is in …
Making the Call
Smell hamburger? It’s your own leg. Remember the accident? No? You’re still in shock. See the dead man over there? He was in the accident too. You didn’t kill him. Don’t worry about that. You’re not guilty of murder. You wouldn’t need that kind of trauma anyway. Losing the leg is enough. Do you remember …
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