Antique Snail Mail

 

 

 



Very Old Tweets

 

 



The Bird Beneath the Swamp

 

 

The bird beneath the swamp

looked a lot like me

and was waiting for a fish to come by

or some frog not paying attention.

 

I don’t remember having a twin

or even a brother –

Mom never said anything.

 

After a while I couldn’t really tell

if he was following me around

or if I just happened to be going to

the same places he was.

 

I don’t think he was all that smart –

we’d always go for the same fish

but I’d be the one to come up with it.

 

Although one time I did happen

to see him chewing the same time

I was.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Side Pocket - Population 1547

Side Pocket was an odd, little town with quirks and characters, diners and dashboard dice.  The music on the one jukebox was worn out yet still played everyone’s favorites.

The judge came into town every three months, so if your timing was off and you got picked up right after he left, it was a guarantee you’d spend 90 days on the inside until he returned.

The jury deliberation room was on the roof - mostly because they didn’t allow smoking in the courthouse; so on the rooftop you could smoke, drink and decide someone’s fate all while attempting a bank shot.

Larry never did hold up the A&P, but having spent 90 days waiting around for his day in court - it kind of changed him. 

He was acquitted in short order but always seemed just a little surly after that.    

 

 

 

What?  You thought I was making this stuff up?

 



Free Rides

 

Tilt-a-Squirrel

 

 



It wasn't in the Guide Books.

 

It was more like a barn than a B&B.

 

Each room locked from the outside…

 

There were bars on the windows…

 

And supposedly the spirit of a bygone chicken walks the halls at night.

 

 



Where Once Were Cobblers

 

 

 

 

Passing through a department store I noticed

an odd selection of footwear.

 

It made me wonder if it was designs like these

that caused cobblers to become extinct.