Author Archives: stevenvinson

From the road. Dispatch # i

Hey. Great to see you again. How’ve you been? Is so-n-so coming this year? Is there space left on top of the bus for my bike? Here’s some cold beer from where I’m from. Thanks. Here’s a Busch light. Cool. … Continue reading

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T -1 to vaca

Busy packing and prepping tonight for Ragbrai. It’s funny how I’ve been prepping myself mentally and spiritually for weeks. And I was more ready a week or a few days ago than I am tonight. Weird. Had a lot on … Continue reading

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Does Facebook count?

I once asked my writing professor if Facebook counts for my assignment to write daily. He said, flatly, no. I don’t think he understood the elegance and creativity with which my Facebook posts are filled. He couldn’t possibly have understood … Continue reading

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And I think it’s kinda funny; I think it’s kinda sad

Isn’t it funny how the thing that others need most from us is the thing that we also need most to be? It’s like a musician who needs to play music to feel alive. Her music is also the thing … Continue reading

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Poppy wants dinner and petting and to be on the sofa

A dog doesn’t want much as far as we know.  Dinner.  Pets.  Lounging on human furniture.  At first glance, it seems that for a mute with no opposable thumbs and no command of any human language, the dog is pretty … Continue reading

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4 minutes to go

The difference this time around is that I will write every day. Not skipping 3 days then writing 4 times in a day. Your and my compromise is that this means sometimes I will start 4 or fewer minutes before … Continue reading

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Banana Leaf Tamales

New Years Eve is always fun.  Too much fun.  Always.  The price comes in the form of a foggy brain and wasted half a New Years Day.  Over the years – at least over those years – I was on … Continue reading

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90 posts in 90 days redux

Let’s do this again.  You know the drill.  I agree to post 90 times in the next 90 days and you agree to get on my case if I slack off.  Benefits of this agreement include some or none of the … Continue reading

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Letter to Parents and Others at St. Thomas Aquinas School

Dear St. Thomas Family,   With much sadness, we are letting you know that Elizabeth and Simone will not be returning to STA School next year. Our decision to leave was an intensely personal and difficult one. They are the … Continue reading

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The woods behind my childhood home

There’s a certain smell like dried cardboard or wet leaves.  There’s a sound like crunching twigs and sticks.  The wind rustling past the sleeping branches and newish buds.  The distant woodpecker and the closer chirping squirrel.  These are the sounds … Continue reading

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