http://slow.writerscafe.org/Kris The original writings of author Kris Merrells en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776012951 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 There’s a momentOn a warm, hazy summer’s nightWhen the sun has goneAnd the mosquitoes are outAnd the streets are quiet And I’m sittingIn an all-night donut shopIn the heart of downtownWith the Red Sox battin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202954/ I shift in my chair and grimace " I’ve b-Pause.Where does it hurt?Where exactly doesit hurt?Pause.Anywhere else? (I don’t think so…)How long has it hurt and I’ve just not been paying attentionto it?(I don’t .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202953/ The sight of a bus fills me with dreadThe feeling of having to be somewhereAnd not being there yetOn the moveBut nothing happeningPurgatory on wheels Going to workNot wanting toLeaving workTiredA long dayAheadAn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202856/ Nothing is ever as good as the first timeI wonder why that isI mean, it makes a certain senseThe newness of it allThe sensations that combine in a completely distinct way But why is that good?What is it about newness that adds to goo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202855/ More angst-y teenagers should drink straight espressoIt would make them feel better, I thinkBut only in that way where they could think,“This espresso… it is so bitter.Perhaps espresso knows something I do not.It must, for espresso has.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202854/ A thought had occurred to mePerhaps I have too much moneyThis is, of course, an absurd thoughtI have very little of it at allI regularly go for days on endWith none whatsoever But wouldn’t it be nice?To have too much money.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/1202853/ Life teaches us many things. Some things are better than others. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/368528/  The Nature of Nature There are times in our quest for better, longer lives where we find ourselves challenging some of our pre-conceived notions of what makes us who we are.  In these times, we are often faced with concerns regarding a general unwillingness to interfere with &ldq.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/364331/  The Evolution of Evolution In most peoples’ minds, evolution means something very specific.  We are familiar with Charles Darwin, natural selection and the idea of ‘survival of the fittest’.  But do we really understand what evolution is or how it works? &n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/364327/ A Haiku for John Lennon, on the anniversary of his death. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/350942/ This is still one of my favourites, so I decided to "restore" it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kris/37775/