I scribble my name in red pen, heading the list. Eight more names accompany fat 500K bills into the pot, and we’re in business. Seats at the table, cards in hand. We know when to hold, when to fold. Our biggest challenge is when to walk away. And btw, Kenny, you absolutely count your money …
Author Archives: Radutti
Non La
The haze is ever present these days We’d come to (hopefully) the end to a rough run of AQI, possibly the worst we’ve seen in our years here. We deal. And make sense of bad air, with a mask, and with gratitude. Because we are here by choice. And the pros way outweigh the bad …
Steampunk
The pain has been around since the middle of the night. Throat feels raw, first scratchy, now a bit more intense. We had an important music performance this morning. Parents on campus, families everywhere, the type of thing that you can just can’t miss. Fortunately, finished by morning recess. But the pain was not. …
Draw’n, Together
*H/T to the amazing author Minh Le for inspiration. If you don’t have a copy of Drawn Together, go get it, now. You know that you can draw, right? I say this, because. I can draw. Yet, sadly I’ve spent most of my adult life unconsciously believing that I can’t. Elephant is hesitant. He sticks …
Knees
Knees, of bees are famous. Unlike their wax, which is none of your. I cannot see their knees These bees But they are busy, at the rising of the Sun There’s a layer of green flat leaves and stems on the roof just in front of our patio. And a large family of bees makes …
Echo Chamber
I sit and stare at the black back of the computer screen, separating me from him. My friendly customer service rep taps away at his phone. ‘Friendly customer service’ is a bit generous if I’m being honest. Somewhat indifferent, somewhat efficient customer service? We’ve exchanged a cursory couple words and he’s now (I hope) sorting …
Sometimes the metaphor is a bit too on the nose
My gaze travels up two fleeting stars peek through the clouds make an all-too brief, too rare appearance then float away, retreating behind cover It’s crisp tonight. Go easy You’re carrying precious cargo I always go easy Do you, though? Well, the point is that sometimes you go too slow We’ve just paused and asked …
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Heh
What is it like to be loved The question came up, earlier in the day. A piece of writing that spurred the conversation. A question, worth exploring, huddled in the back of my mind. You ready buddy? Just a minute, Papa He hollers down the stairs I run hot soapy water over the dishes, turn …
Filtered
You need to take some time away, to reset your lungs. As long as you get periodic vacations to clean air, your system resets itself. The doctor’s words ring in my ears as I stare out at infinite layers of emerald in the rice terrace. Shift my gaze to the whirling swifts welcoming the day, …
This can only mean one thing
The morning has flown by, somehow There’s always another thing to do, and the decision fatigue being a teacher is real We’ve shifted into a new unit of study, and with it comes both novelty (which the brain likes) and a transition, a lack of ritual (which the brain does not). I’m leaning through a …
Get Up Eight 