swbutcherOct 29, 20233 min readEdgesMy nephew, a photographer, got me thinking about edges. There are lots of kinds of edges. A frame forms an edge around a photograph or...
swbutcherAug 23, 202310 min readGraffiti TreeNote. This work of fiction depicts violence any misogyny which may be disturbing He’s bummed when the girls leave, wrapping their towels...
swbutcherJan 8, 202321 min readThree-Fingered WillyWilly comes in through the back door, drops his barn coat on the bench, kicks off his mud-covered boots, and pads sock-footed to the...
swbutcherJul 15, 20223 min readHellcatI walk along a dirt road near a summer cottage we are renting on Block Island. Morning dew sits on the grasses of the field beside me as...
swbutcherDec 29, 20206 min readLife is Good (another attempt at fiction)He walks down Boylston Street. It is early evening, the sidewalk is wet, though for the moment the cold rain has abated. Passing cars...
swbutcherJul 26, 20205 min readCamero on Tremont - (an attempt at fiction)(Photo credit - Tampa Bay Times) Craig’s List Missed Connections I heard you coming a mile away. Tremont Street in Hingham. Def Leppard...
swbutcherFeb 12, 20204 min readChristopher: Why I PMC“Gents: This year I propose some cathartic suffering.” So started Ed’s email in 2011 suggesting that in honor of Christopher, his five...
swbutcherJan 29, 20202 min readCottageA bracing gale blows spindrift across the bay: the tops of whitecaps blown into lines of foam perpendicular to the wave’s crest. Grey...
swbutcherJan 29, 20203 min readWalksI do not attend church. “Walking is my church,” a friend once said and I think it holds for me as well. I seek solace in taking walks,...