Category Archives: dreaming

last leg

Posted on November 27, 2011 by lbk

I near the end of a long journey. A vast rocky plane is at my back. Ahead in the distance, the spires of a city make music against the blue. The city calls to the pack on my back. The … Continue reading →

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On deck with Rebecca

Posted on October 5, 2011 by lbk

The trouble with lost is you’re lost. “Captain,” she says, repeating, “Captain.” How long has she been calling me? I am a heap of rag on the deck. The ship sails smooth through open water. Small lappings, lift and plunge. … Continue reading →

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a thousand words for yes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lbk

If, as they say, education is the key, then I say a girl needs to learn a thousand words for yes, so that she might take them into her body and make the world of them. Something like this… Yes … Continue reading →

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ship and crew

Posted on September 16, 2011 by lbk

I have been standing on unstable financial ground. The weight of that instability falls on everything I turn my hand to. I want to find firm footing. I want to find support. I want to find a steady flow of … Continue reading →

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perfect fit

Posted on September 14, 2011 by lbk

I was given a new pair of shoes and sat to pull them on and lace them up. They fit perfectly. So perfectly that I couldn’t feel them at all. It felt like I wasn’t wearing anything, like it was … Continue reading →

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path dancer

Posted on September 8, 2011 by lbk

I find myself on a narrow path with nothing on either side to buffer or support me. As far as I can see ahead the path continues in this way, leading nowhere. There is wind, a thin strip of rock … Continue reading →

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