lost & found in flyover country

mostly poems. published weekly.

  • Solstice

    When Jason Kottke of Kottke.org went on sabbatical for seven months I missed his blog terribly, so I was happy he returned this… More.

  • November Links

    I want you all to sing this sea shanty at my end-of-life celebration (whenever that may be, no rush.) It’s catchy. It’s about… More.

  • The Holidays Pt. I

    As one half of a shared-parenting divorced couple, I have some experience with solo holidays, those years when the kid was with the… More.

  • The Midterms

    After spending election night at my radio station babysitting the live feed for NPR’s election coverage so that I might add the hourly… More.

  • On Election Day

    When the haunted house catches fire: a moment of indecision. The house was, after all, built on bones, and blood, and bad intentions.… More.

  • October Links

    It’s been a YouTube sort of month, where I spent far too much time watching others do what I ought to be doing,… More.

  • An Economy of Astonishment

    Earlier this year Wired founder Kevin Kelly shared 103 bits of advice in a post on the occasion of his 70th birthday. It… More.

  • Rod McKuen

    The sun finally dropped behind the tree line on an October evening still warm from the day’s golden light and I’m thinking of… More.

  • September Links

    I walked with a friend yesterday through a particularly pretty part of my town, on a street that runs along the river. There… More.

  • Two Cheers

    For the past two weeks the (only) bathroom in my house has been torn up so that some very old plumbing could be… More.

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