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June 17, 2022
Just Happy to Be Here, A Remembrance of Jonny
He came into the world in what I can only assume was the usual way a puppy does, but blind. Someone was kind enough to raise him even given this congenital challenge. According to the Rescue where I adopted him from he was found tied up in someone’s back yard and surrendered to them. Whether that’s his true origin story or not is immaterial, but it definitely works as an emotional ploy when you’re looking to convince someone to adopt a blind dog.
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April 16, 2022
Episode 202 - Astrophysical Considerations During Fourth Meal
Another one from the Taco Bell Quarterly rejections file. Admittedly, reading it again and knowing TBQ's voice, this wasn't a great fit, but I still think it's a fun little piece of absurdism that I'd like to share with you.
A couple more of these to go before I likely go dark again, unless I start selling a lot of poetry books and y'all demand that I carry on (https://lefthandrob.net is where you can find the links to the goods).
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April 9, 2022
Episode 201 - They keep it cold inside the Taco Bell...
Friends, it's a been a few months and I might be a little rusty on my intro-ad libbing chops, but stick with me into the poem itself. It's fun, and hopefully up to my own standards for Weird. For this is the first in my little series of items, Taco Bell Quarterly Rejections.
As mentioned in the pod, if you haven't go check out Taco Bell Quarterly. For poetry, it's a dream publication. If I could sneak in some Taco-Bell related Sci Fi, well that would be just perfect.
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December 28, 2021
December 17, 2021
The Cycle is Complete
More than a decade ago I had an idea. At the time, “The Deadliest Catch” was in the popular culture and I wanted to write a Science Fiction novel. My idea was to write “The Deadliest Catch … In Space.” I stole moments during lunch and evenings to scribble notes, write drafts of scenes, and outline a novel. I began to write in earnest. I had already written a novel, a novella, and a pile of short stories. Some of it was okay, a lot I’m now embarrassed that I thought it was good enough to inflict...
November 6, 2021
Episode 140: Last Rose of the Season
This is a fan-favorite (you know who you are, fan) sonnet, inspired by my father's rose garden.
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October 27, 2021
Episode 139: Untitled NYC Poem
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October 9, 2021
Episode 138 - Always look up when opening a window - 10921 12.52 PM
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September 23, 2021
Episode 137 - Something
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This week, it's "Something." There wasn't an episode last week because I just wasn't feeling it. But hey, I'm back.
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September 11, 2021
Episode 136: 11
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For whatever reason, I did not read this poem at the week of the anniversary of 9/11. I don't remember why. But for you, this year, on the 20th anniversary, is "11."
