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Ten ’till Curfew

January 6, 2009

She wants him to hold her and he does, taking the next exit off the highway. He pulls up to a stoplight as it turns red and kisses her softly, looking deep into her eyes. The light turns green, but neither move, still staring into each other. The radio clock turns 12:00 and the traffic signals flash yellow light. The car stands still – caught in a moment.

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On Nostalgic Smells

December 8, 2008

It’s amazing how powerful our sense of smell can be. There are certain things that I can catch the slightest whiff of in the air and all of the sudden I am right back in the place where I first smelled it. This is a list of smells that to this day, still make me [...]

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Love Dipped in Ketchup

April 22, 2008

Listen to Jon Ray perform this poem:

Watching black and white television,
rabbit ears wrapped in tin foil,
makes me hungry for fish sticks.
If you’d let me,
I would dip your heart in ketchup
and pretend we had a love that was innocent,
served hot with mac ‘n’ cheese.
I’m going to sell my car,
so I can ride bikes with you
in the [...]

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