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October 29 haiku.
Assaulted by a vile stench of pumpkin I flee The empty cafe
3 things about David Miller’s THE STORY OF ESTHER COSTELLO
The Story of Esther Costello [1957] 1. “You can’t turn a hard woman into a soft woman. It’s like hardboiling an egg backwards.” 2. “Book. Book. Book. Book. Book.” 3. Perverse: rape heals her psychological trauma.
October 28 haiku.
2 kids 6 and 8 “Have you ever met my wife?” And once we were kids
Turtles.
TURTLES can only be seen at 4 o’clock in the morning in the city of Los Angeles, the hour (as Camus observed) when all the people are fast asleep. Nature whispers: yes, really, I’m still here. And the turtles come … Continue reading
3 things about Bob Rafelson’s FIVE EASY PIECES
Five Easy Pieces [1970] 1. “Not dirt. See, dirt isn’t bad. It’s filth! Filth is bad. That’s what starts maggots and riots.” 2. A crooked candlestick on the mantel. 3. He doesn’t close her door on the way out; he … Continue reading
October 27 haiku.
Impossible to Tell whether the woman is Awake or asleep
October 26 haiku.
Grooved wooden floor tongues Parallel lines run wall to Wall then disappear
3 things about Jeff Nichols’ TAKE SHELTER
Take Shelter [2011] 1. “Is anyone else seeing this?” 2. A knife on the drainboard, covered with flies. 3. He holds out his hand, trembling, keyring looped around his finger.
October 25 haiku.
Visible from the Street a window piled high with Assorted Christmas
October 24 haiku.
First take this broken Feeling and make it yours and Then get out of bed
