I don’t hear the voices, yet. The men are surrounded. Deep in the city deep in the forest, the forest, which is deep in the city. The sidewalk has been transformed over the past week. Once a spacious thoroughfare, all city, it has instead become a small forest. Peach blossom trees, rooted in their ornate …
Author Archives: Radutti
When a Non-Wink is a Wink
I’m an otter Lying on my slick back, letting gravity do its work. Sliding here, slipping there, the other members of my pack doing the same. Do otters travels in packs? We move, in time, in unison but our movements are not always expected, and there are larger species about. SUVs, garbage trucks, and the …
Taps
Tap a person’s thumb with gratitude who inspired you Tap a person’s thumb with gratitude who you want to get to know better Tap a person’s thumb with gratitude who made you laugh I’m lying facedown on the carpet in the large conference room. There are some 65 bodies arranged in a tight circle. Most …
Papa 0 Bratling 3
Mama Papa I’m ready His voice carries down the stairs. Still high-pitched, not yet cracking, for now Puberty is coming. I’ve spent the last couple nights strategizing Where is he going to be He’s been keeping me sharp, toughening me up, honing my senses, pushing me to the next level of detection. And he’s been …
Thirds
When the waves approach only three choices Ride them Slip under to let them pass or Get pummeled. Alas I don’t always know which to choose until it’s too late
Valves
Turn over Lift this up please He coaxes my shirt out of my tucked pants, and I slide it up to expose my midriff Lie on your side that way Is it cold? He asks a question to which he already knows the answer Oooo I exclaim as he places the ultrasound sensor on the …
Sense
On some days in the classroom, just as in life, things can go down the toilet. Between signal, transmission, and execution, there are so many dips and drops to send the whole enterprise asunder. I’m not a designer. I don’t really have a sense for where and how to put the right words in the …
Grave
Why do we run Are we escaping, chasing, or merely passing through I’m not sure whether I’m coming or going. I pass gravestones marking those who’ve passed They don’t haunt me, or even provoke. They are unobtrusive, present, and permanent Unlike my steps. There are snakes. here, without a doubt. I dodge them in advance, …
No or Know, No?
I was in a state when I thought of this. Do the words we use help us to grow our brains? I don’t have a clue when it comes to the brain, it is deep, and fraught with curves and twists. We have found a fun new game we play, but I’m not sure it …
Tarantula Lizard Mouse Doorknob
Do you want to hear a spooky story? No, generally, because I’m a big wimp and don’t like scary stories. I’m quite certain J is being hyperbolic and it won’t actually be spooky. We are lying down together, tucking in Elephant, snuzzling in the dark room at our BnB. It’s the first night in and …
Get Up Eight 