Category Archives: Writing

Someone Overuses a Pager

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Richard Guzman

In memory of the old, old days before smart phones. Do pagers even exist anymore?   Not to speak directly to you, or to do so, is to choose Between the fear of the distant and the fear of the … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Richard Guzman

            For Hirsch Diamant and the 2007 Peace Festival, Oregon Peace is choosing peace Ploughshares and pruning hooks Could be beaten Back to what they were Choose not to We dance the tai chi We … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Richard Guzman

The gift-giving season just having passed, most all of us now have more stuff, and we’re poised for acquiring even more: the biggest bargains of the year coming in the dead of winter as merchants try to clear out what … Continue reading →

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