Author Archives: German Jones

Yes, but the conflict appears in retrospect. It is impossible for me to forget the defeated afternoon when that is all was all. I screamed, yelped, roared, hissed, and fluted. And they paused long enough to decide my fate. Which, … Continue reading →

And once again I am one of those who is living for the weekend. After a year of having seven similar days in my week, I now begin dreaming of these 48-ish hours of relief. Ironically, I am conceiving of … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is my first day of school. Although I’ve already reported to “work”, it all begins in a little over 9 hours. In that time I need to sleep, and eat, and dress, and go, and smile. I feel like … Continue reading →

Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Well, I do. But it isn’t that I don’t want to be seen, I just don’t like being scrutinized for the sake of complaint. Or investigation. I write a lot of things … Continue reading →

Watering the grass, walking the dog, or maybe playing catch with yourself up against a wall. Walking with your daughter to church. Eating at an outdoor cafe, or drinking there. Feeling outraged about the government’s mishaps and their obvious racism. … Continue reading →

The first day of this month found me in my last class ever in library school. And now on the last day of the month I officially began my first day of professional work as a librarian. I am very … Continue reading →

i am not homesick, but i am nostalgic. for open fields, acoustic songs, and moonlight. for folks who hike in the trees, and jump over creeks. the chaos of car wheels on a gravel road. lately i sit in my … Continue reading →

The real danger resides in the human heart. I am now a school librarian. It happened so quickly, an ambush, and I had no reason not to accept his offer and become employed. To celebrate, we went out to dinner. … Continue reading →

She said to me: “maybe not from the sources you have poured yours maybe not from the directions you are staring at an aeroplane will curve gracefully around the volcano with the eruption that never lets you down We all … Continue reading →

One of these mornings You’re going to rise up singing Then you’ll spread your wings And you’ll take to the sky