Straight and Narrow

A crane is poised, one dramatically elegant leg up, one down. Right in the way that we expect free animals to be right, right with itself, and the world, and the now. “Ortho” right: straight, correct, orthodox. On Saturday I saw this crane sculpture, about eight inches high. Dark metal. A neck straighter than nature […]

Anonymous

The last time I was in print this much, Clinton was president. Taxes were high, and the living was easy. I had a little underground newspaper in high school, and it was almost an ideal gig. Writing my diatribes and little reviews, then copying it with babysitting money, and leaving copies in the bathroom and […]

Dancing Machine

In a turn that surprised even me, dancing saved my life. This phenomena called “status migrainous” means you have migraine symptoms until you go insane. More than three days. My symptoms come and go, but my brain won’t right itself. My life isn’t in danger, really, it just feels that way. I went home for […]