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Angel spec?

Three weeks ago, maybe four–lying in bed and inbetween sleep and reality…what spectral being descended thru the oblivion of my mind: folding golden flowing forms growing closer, close enough to encounter, a rumination or revelation? Was this the visit I’d been praying for?Yesterday morning in the broken dawn, I heard my name, startled awake, seekedContinue reading “Angel spec?”

Cin’min girl

Driving home I heard the gritting sounds of Neil Young‘s cinnamon girl on the radio. I pondered all the different transitions that made the song so great as I turned onto my street. The radio started to give out, and I almost lost the signal—but the distortion of the interfering airwaves only added to myContinue reading “Cin’min girl”

Beatles Bass

When I got my Beatles bass, it was about a year into the pandemic. It struck me that we couldn’t finish the band without a bass. Sure we had five guitars and electric drum kit, tambourines and keys, but without a bass it felt like a bone was missing. I started searching the piece ofContinue reading “Beatles Bass”

7 W’s

When you heard about the intercepted hypersonics, what did you imagine? Was this the sign the war was turning, or merely propaganda against R/P–“Western defense systems” referenced as the reason the “unstoppable” had been stopped forebodes–Wow, a hundred years ago we had just all gotten out of the first WW–Without realizing the next one wasContinue reading “7 W’s”

feeling asimovian

I was just thinking: It’s about time I bought a real robot.

sumthings

I remember being up each day at 5 and getting the grind on like a real devotee, putting in the hours towards that beacon, finding the energy when it wasn’t there. I thought that was hard. Ha.The prayer was: help us find grace when we feel we are depleted. I had tried to secularize it.Continue reading “sumthings”

carmel makiato

5/4/23watching the drip in the automatic espresso makerforms a pool of coffee in the foam-I spin the cup a few times, a twitch-when I pull the mug off the machine, look:Two brown coffee eyes, two nostril holes:What death stare is this in my morning joe? No these days are about life-spoon stir the visage away-Continue reading “carmel makiato”

FULL MS – LIMITED RELEASE

The sun is finally setting on the western edge of the country. Can you believe, 21 years ago today, the towers fell? For a limited time, here is the full manuscript free of charge. Read at your own risk. (c) 2022 Luc Gringo

4/21/22

Looking through the old files and thinking about the invasion. There was a comic I drew back in December of ’20. The point was to show what was happening politically, take a guess at what was really going on back stage. I thought it might be a prophetic kind of satire at the time andContinue reading “4/21/22”

CH II: Ante Bellum Longissimum

Eddie walks into the office with a leather jacket slung over his shoulder. He sees the shadow of the ten gallon hat on the wall beyond: Busto “the clown” is conducting business.