paulelmo (41)in #shortstory • 6 years agoThe Tragedy of Lambchop Jones (A short story)“The Tragedy of Lambchop Jones” Approx. 1700 words Lambchop Jones used to wonder what it would like to be black, as…paulelmo (41)in #philosophy • 6 years agoThe Empty Glass Poems (1999-2006) Numbers 3 and 4 ("Reasons to Slam" and "Pusher (Spurgie's Song)")I had an Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop in the Spring of 2001, and it was enough to make me stop writing poetry for…paulelmo (41)in #philosophy • 6 years agoYoung man up on a mountain (Parts 8 and 9)Part 8 The old man looks into the eye of his mind and sees the young man he once was, a young man who had thought…paulelmo (41)in #philosophy • 6 years agoThe Empty Glass Poems--1999-2006 (The first two: "Keeping up with the Beckners" and "Slamming at the Empty Glass"Many music fans in the Mid-Atlantic States know to have a bit of respect when the Empty Glass is mentioned. Even…paulelmo (41)in #adventure • 6 years agoYoung man up on a mountain (Parts 5, 6, and 7)Part 5 The old man recalled a young man he had once been, who had gone up on a mountain, many of them in fact--…paulelmo (41)in #adventure • 6 years agoYoung Man up on a Mountain (Parts 3 and 4)Once he got there, being on the mountain was never the same for the young man as it was in his dreams and…paulelmo (41)in #philosophy • 6 years agoThe 1995 poems--where it all began (Correspondence with Charlotte, North Carolina; Ziggle Zaggle; Drinkslinger's Lament)I had been writing for a while before 1995, but I really didn't have much of an idea of how to go about it. Sure, I…paulelmo (41)in #adventure • 6 years agoYoung man up on a mountain (Part 2)Part 2: and why does he have to be so young? Why does he have to be a young man? He has to be a young man because…paulelmo (41)in #adventure • 6 years agoYoung man up on a mountainPart 1: Two Completely Different Things A young man up on a mountain is much different than a young man upon a…paulelmo (41)in #poetry • 6 years agoRock and Roll as the Poetry of Our Time--a work in progressThis is the beginning of a study. If it takes wing, it might be the beginning of a volume of entries that better trace…paulelmo (41)in #sobriety • 6 years agoFive years soberI am now five years sober. That is not something that I will be telling everyone I encounter, nor is it something I…
