The Life of Brian (In the Now)

I love to journal by telling stories. What’s going on in the life of Brian, in the now. Whether it be from stuff that happens at work, while hanging out with friends or while working on other creative projects. Stuff happens that I may just feel a need to interrupt my usual memoir-writing activity, that is this blog’s primary function. I share those stories here.

4/13/19: Repose Prose

An afternoon nap is the stuff of poetry and yet, in this moment I fidget a bit Oh I do not flail or flounder I just wonder It's a good thing and despite the slight misnomer above I feel the need to continue as such Those of you who read and write easily more adroit [...]

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4/5/19: Chapter Two

They are one person They are two alone They are three together They are for each other ------ Stephen Stills --------------------------------------- 4:32 am In the stillness of this hour confounded by candor I find peace The gecko chirps in agreement We have so much to offer each other We have so far to go She [...]

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4/3/19: Ending Beginnings

A relative calm Only waves lucky enough to have a trajectory just so can make it all the way in They shimmer with the fading dusk as meek as gliding honu barely able to push themselves much less a board Our table perch above the beach gives venue to all Green and red lights beckon [...]

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3/31/19: No John to be Found

Two days now without comment or like Neither indication nor notice If he were here we could have played several rounds by now If he had made an attempt to look, he might have seen my random memory What shall he say As the day looms to a close All my energies come to this [...]

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3/25/19: The Morning Practice (Bleed on…)

I guess I was done. I could feel the blood rise as I bent over into my version of Bālāsana pose. It began to flow. Trailing a few drops onto one of the hexagonal stones of the morning meditation space. My reflexively rising hand caught the rest on my finger. I cleaned it with my tongue. [...]

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3/24/19: Quasi-Psychedelic Circles

The music is fine not mine but obviously a big hit with those here trippy. Here with the happy, seemingly (but not quite) hippie. But also not quite... "Bliss Ninnies". No, these folks are far from that. In fact quite the opposite. Successful forty-somethings. All tie-dyed and wide-eyed. Dilated to meet you. Me. Here by [...]

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