oneword.: less: "there is always just a little less left than what i think, a little less milk, a little less money, a little less time. maybe what i need is just a little less optimism "

oneword.: stereo: "In my brothers room we listened to Deep Purple and Alice Cooper. We talked about theology and politics and I loved to listen. Then when he got married he hid the stereo under the bed and the records in the storeroom, his wife said they were evil and there were no more discussions. He said his mind was made up. "

oneword.: reach: "It is always there isn't it, that ideal, that goal, that dream...Hanging, taunting, irritatingly just out of reach. "

oneword.: "they came wrapped in plastic, tartans, i had a collection, they gave me one every year. picnic blankets, what a strange trophy for an age champion in an athletics carnival?"

oneword.: dusk: "the ground is fading, it reaches up and slaps the bottoms of my feet as i run, i hope there are no snakes. in the soft cold dusk light ahead the small yellow rectangles promise warmth and family and light. i run. "