I ease myself into the cold plunge Yikes The bright red sign reads 16°C Real, tested ice bathers might scoff But since I’ve just come from the sauna and a quick rinse, this is shocking. But so, so good for a body tired from Footie. I’m slowing down. Still. Day-to-day, I don’t notice it too …
Author Archives: Radutti
Bend
Upward Salute I raise my hands above my head and arch toward the sky It’s gray today, and crispier than it looked when I woke up Toe Touch I’ve heard listening to birdsong is a surefire way to relieve stress. And, this brisk morning, there’s plenty of it to go around. Lunge The cool breeze …
Marthra
I knock on the wooden door and the sound travels through the hallway and down the stairs. Fellas, open up I hear footsteps pad toward the door, and as it opens, he lets out a wooaaaaa Moth! Moth! Moth! A moth came in! It’s gonna leap at my face! He ducks around the corner and …
Snuggled
I glide the bike to a slow stop on the sidewalk, ease my helmet off and step into the shop. It’s busy, being lunchtime and all. The kitchen is alive. Meat stir frying, flames licking the ceiling I order my usual. Cho toi mot pho tai lan va tra At this point, they know me …
Slinky
Aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeee! The shriek comes at me from the corner of my ear and I turn into it. There’s a crew of fifth graders huddled around, cautiously staring at the ground. At first I don’t see anything against the multicolored rubber surface. What’s up? I’m not normally on the playground during this recess, it’s a bit …
Murk
Let’s get going buddy, Mama is waiting. Ok We step out into the hazy dusk and the air has clearly shifted. Unclearly shifted. Clearly unshifted. It’s changed, is what I’m trying to say. We’ve recently had a stretch of uncharacteristically pristine air, air that harkens back to another time and place. It’s been cold, and …
Moss Pee Toe
Fresh spring rolls, tomato tofu, three fresh coconuts, poked with paper straws I’ve got a full house, tens over fives. It’s just the three of us right now, the Rhino, the Elephant, and I. And for this trip, we’re already into our second time wandering over to Phuong‘s. She’s set us up with yet another …
Lava
Hey papa do you wanna play The Water is Lava Can do OK, you gotta go in towards the water as far as you can and then when the waves come out, you can’t let them touch your feet. It’s one of those moments in parenting when I’m kind of humoring him. Sure, why not …
Tingly
Tingly is how I’d best describe it The awkwardness comes later Post sento, the sauna and cold plunge have put me into the zone. It’s a few days before Tet, and things are picking up. The Lunar New Year brings with it traditions around eating, cleaning, gathering, and giving. Dehydrated and all atingle, I detour …
Concrete Pictorial Abstract
The air is crisp But what’s striking is the silence The platform, mostly faded, darkened concrete, slowly decaying and deserted. It calls for bustle, yet is met by none. A flock of whirling visitors alight briefly atop the rain cover and dance together through the air. Darting, flitting guests who make this concrete, metal latticework …
Get Up Eight 