It's reaching 40°C/104°F in the UK today. That's the same temperature as the stokehold of the Terra Nova while she was steaming through the Doldrums on her way to the Equator.
Not much to say these days. Been down lately. My only bright spots are my kids. Two beautiful & hilarious young people I’m floored I can call my own! Spent all day with them & loved every second & hurt elbow of it.
Beyond that,
The week saw me the curmudgeon. Work is killing me.
Well, I don’t have cancer, according to the results of the intrusive procedure. That’s a good thing. Still, I’ve got so many pills now that my weekly pillbox is overflowing. Writing is going really well, but unfortunately, I can’t write as much as I’d like due to workload (no break for me) and fatigue. Students seem to be under standard reading level during this summer course; that, or they got used to just copying their notes and hoping for the prof to fish out the answer. It’s a lot of work to explain that they need to provide specific information, not all of the information; I don’t want to let them progress unprepared for expectations at the next level. I started planning for my Summer Adventure, which was happy, but the COVID anxiety/social anxiety fear is hacking at the joy. I did book my second booster and impatiently wait news for Spawn.
Midweek doldrums may have me in their clutches today (that, or a new awful side-effect). I normally try not to be a downer here since the world is on fire and I’m trying not to add to it.
Body of Work
There has been
an invisible push
to complete this body
of work.
This requiem,
this memoir
this short story
from beginning
to wherever it is now,
who knows when
this body, this story
when this end
will be.
So little accomplished
if compared to others work,
yet, today it is a mountain
as high as Arunachala
of papers, photographs
memories and drawings
artifacts from…
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#napowrimo2023 A Sea Shanty which probably isn't helpful for working
So the prompt is a sea shanty but I wanted to bring a Rime of the Ancient Mariners’ vibe to it so here it is the final product-
"Take the Con, the captain still ails
From a mystery illness that doth plagues him
Through the floorboards, I hear him pace, looking out for the whales?
Locked up in his bedchamber- I fear, he just needs a swim."
Conversations buzz as the daylight comes
Rum and fish…
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These last few years have been difficult on many peoples finances. People have lost their livelihoods and jobs for no good reason. People have lost their business, homes, and retirement. The cost of goods have risen and so have services. It can feel…