Yet another (unsurprising) reason why I love Billy Collins. Over the poem is a quote from a book called Writing Fiction: “Never use the word suddenly just to create tension.” You can guess what word he starts the poem with.
Nice view from the public house
“I’m Jack Sonville, and I approve of—what’s that smell?”
A rippled, peaceful pause between the tides
Paging @ablerism Sarah Hendron!!
Below is a newspaper clipping my grandmother saved from, we think, around 1961, about a makeshift oscillating bed that her father, my great grandfather, “Hum” Reynolds helped make for a WWII veteran with poor circulation to one of his legs.
For easier reading, I’ve typed up the article here.
Some photos from Popham Beach. It’s good to be home
Happy place
Apparently Jack has a green thumb
