Michele McDannold's Blog, page 11
June 25, 2015
meeting a friend
that first night. brought in from the rain, from the dark.. down old highways over the bridged river. windows– none, and county roads slimmer than one and a half rugged tires and fresh bug juice, a constant current not the kind that crackles the kind that maintains. air thick with it does not move without…
June 22, 2015
when we’re on point
one of those facebook things. the tail end of anyway… Day Five of the Five Poems/Five Day Challenge Each day I will share one of my poems and tag someone else to share five poems in five days of their own. Shout out to Jessica Lindsley for tagging me in something pretty cool rather than…
May 28, 2015
indiana wandering
i did have a chance yesterday, to explore somewhat, the “Ultraviolet Apocalypse” that is the Mount Carmel Shrines. i was wholly creeped-out the entire time and missed plenty if you want to take a look at the roadside america article about the joint http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/...… then when i proved beyond a shadow of a doubt my status…
May 27, 2015
farewell trade
may 14 2015 went to the venice boardwalk– ocean, freak and mountain view.. and the beach where i left your name scrawled in the sand and properly buried under a thousand tiny goodbyes. i found the perfect seashell in trade–a brilliant purple on the inside, the smooth surface of time on the outer. that spot…
May 25, 2015
protect the innocents
There’s a greediness that compels her moves. In the have-nots of the moment she is not aware of, leftover from youth when there was no choice or control. It’s easier to place it in the material things, vanity, the generous nature of the 5-star comment card. That hand up she’s offering is worth only the…
