…The Rest Is His Story

The Rest Is His Story

  • Terlingua Rain

    What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? At 6:30, there was still a rainbow. Wendy snapped a picture through the windshield as they passed through Terlingua, headed to spend the weekend with friends about half an hour away.… Continue reading

  • Been There, I Have.

    If you could relive one year of your life, which one would it be? There are days I would borrow again. Afternoons I would linger in. People I would sit beside a little longer. Conversations I would listen to more… Continue reading

  • No One Was Watching

    What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done when no one was watching? I can neither confirm nor deny the events of this afternoon, but the evidence has been dealt with. There are moments in life when a person must face… Continue reading

  • Where the Past Still Blooms

    What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? Gosh, it’s been years since those old rules were made,The paint has all peeled and the memory delayed.No use in looking at how we were raised—Safe to say we’ve… Continue reading

  • Notifications I Actually Enjoy: The Sunrise and the Coffee Pot

    What are your favorite 5 apps on your phone? The coffee pot doesn’t ask permission to track my activity. The rooster requires neither Wi-Fi nor a subscription—and unfortunately has no mute button. The dogs don’t need location services to find… Continue reading

  • A Gallery of Unforgettable Sounds

    What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street? The street stops being merely pavement that carries you to your next destination the moment a sound makes you stop. A guitar from the corner. A saxophone beside the… Continue reading

  • The Absolutely Enormous Pile of Lovely Things

    What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? The kindest thing I have ever experienced is the collective presence of certain people. The accumulation of small, daily kindnesses often carries more weight than a single, isolated grand gesture.… Continue reading

  • Take This JOB and Shove It

    If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why? EG: First of all, the word job. WP: It’s the prompt. EG: I object. WP: You can’t object to the prompt. EG: Objection, Your… Continue reading

  • A Living Thought Has No Tombstone

    Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it? A hobby is a distraction. My brain lacks the architecture for such things,  forcing me into a corner with a word that fundamentally minimizes. When forced there,… Continue reading

  • Caught Red-Handed

    What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? I sat at the bar of a saloon in Jackson Hole, the ambient hum of classic country music and clinking glasses filling the room, but my eyes kept drifting down to the floorboards.… Continue reading