A friend told me he’d been out walking his dog past my building the other day and had noticed a ladder set up to my second-floor balcony.

“Are you sure?”
“Yeah.”

A ladder to my apartment. Who could it be? A thief? My superhero lover Fernando of Texas? riding his horse up the ladder to lay roses at my feet and fuck me silly? Maybe the super...

Then it occurred to me that apart from the ability to spy on the street and from the balcony lure men into my lair, some books, an astounding wardrobe, cutlery, and me, my apartment has nothing of value anyone could steal.

Here is enough time.
There isn't a lot
but enough;
for everything is immediate to you
crowded all round you
attending.
The only matter is priority.

Favourite Titles

Everything That Rises Must Converge
Dance of the Happy Shades
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Darkling Thrush
Tamburlaine Must Die
The Japanese Art of War
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
The Treason of Isengard
Explodes, for instance
The Unquiet Grave
The Blackwater Lightship
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother
Glass, Irony and God
Time Will Darken It
They Came Like Swallows
I’m Dreaming of Rocket Richard
Evening Dance of the Grey Flies
The Advantages of Menopause
Fatherhood, Manhood, Circumcision, &c.
The Impious Impatience of Job
Death of a Naturalist
From the Frontier of Writing
The Life and Times of a Teaboy
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
The Kitchen God’s Wife
Enourmous Changes at the Last Minute
Forests of the Medieval World
Adolpho’s Disappeared and We Haven’t a Clue Where to Find Him
The Princess, the Boeing and the Hot Pastrami Sandwich
Cape Breton Is the Thought Control Centre of Canada
The Ant-Lion
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Brazillian Journal
Across the Bridge
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The Child Who Favoured Daughter
Shoes: an International Episode
Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster
The Magician in Love
Love Medicine
If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller
Suit of Light
Intertidal Life
The Book of Imaginary Beings
The Book of Pins
Mrs. Turner Cutting the Grass
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
The Weight of Oranges
The Metal and the Flower
Apart, I Send You News of Lions

To the Liberal Party of Canada:

What is the most important priority? To not let Harper win a majority. Forget your internal battles for a second and think of the country: five or six years of Harper could devastate Canada. You know this. In case your next leader isn’t exactly what you want, make sure he is guaranteed at least to keep the Tories to a minority—and buy the time you need to improve.

You will need people to feel a strong sense of shared injustice and a headstrong sense of hope. Don't wait: prepare as much as possible before the convention.

Morning

I get tense when I write
because I’m exploring my feelings
and that makes me scared
so I brace myself
and twitch.

Miscellaneous proverbs

You alone decide how other people treat you.

The man who deserves you does not need to be convinced.

If you are in a competition, and you declare that you have to step out, all your competitors will tell you, "that's too bad," or, "next time perhaps," but inside they will say, "Good."

Being cherished is the most erotic of all.

Practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.

"I had to become more patient that I thought I could be, because my family deserved me better than I was."

When the shit comes rolling down the mountain, best to step aside.

The Big Sky

Dream I had a week ago, the night before the end of my latest three-week marriage: Walking though a vast, empty, shadowy hall of ice, low-ceilinged, with thick smooth blue pillars and a grand ice staircase to the next level, and Kate Bush's 'The Big Sky' playing as I proceeded to the steps.