Category Archives: pals

Haiku: Well Rested Bulls (for Martha)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Jim Stewart

Elk resting easy;We all managed our distance;They were unconcerned. (elk photo: Jim Stewart)

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Haiku: Ninety or Nothin’

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Jim Stewart

(For my friend and compadre Bud Hedrick on his 90th birthday, May 22. ~JimS) Birthdays and race dayscan both have the same feeling:ninety or nothin’ (Motorcycle: checkers.com; Bud and Jim: Jim; and go visit https://budhedrick.blogspot.com/)

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The Ecology of Gratitude

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Jim Stewart

I’m clearing the decks. Here’s another essay nobody will publish. JimS. Ah, gratitude: a simple way to honor the place in which you find yourself, an emotion that encompasses the breadth of a life and lights the sometimes stony path … Continue reading →

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Amble du Jour

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Jim Stewart

The dog catches my eyeand whines his question:“Now, Boss, now?”An idea: the smell of saltopens my mind.I laugh and nod.He stands with a clatterof claws on hardwood,tail high and boisterous, ashe prances around the couch.His eager head presses throughthe red … Continue reading →

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Shameless Plug

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Okay. Another shameless plug: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/white-ravens/id1439393149?ls=1&mt=11 The collection goes live tomorrow.

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Companions

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Jim Stewart

Thank you for my companions: this journal; this pen; this heart full of my blood; my blood in the hearts of others; my heart in the hearts of others; the quivering guitars; the gift of music holding me fast; this … Continue reading →

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A Celebration of Brian Doyle

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Jim Stewart

Wonderful piece by Michael McGregor. Check it out: https://magazine.nd.edu/news/the-story-catcher/

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May December Be

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Jim Stewart

You are younger than my daughter, but you are not my daughter. The rich human history of young women and old men is a cross-grain of joyful noise and heartache. Wisdom is the most valuable attribute in both directions, a … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Dogspeak

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jim Stewart

Articulate whines: the dog tries telepathy. I’m learning to speak. (left: Toulouse hiding; right: hat boy)

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