evening looking across glen lake
no sand dunes to be seen
perfectly quiet and still
—
the further north we headed
toward the lake
the more smoke was in the air
canada
our neighbors to the north
were suffering from big fires
the sunset tried to shine through
it’s sparkles made it to the water
—
‘flame is very near to smoke.’
-Plautus
—
glen lake, michigan, usa – july 2026
in honor of national cookbook month
here are some cookbook suggestions
to go along with
the ann arbor fire department’s
recently posted suggestion to college students:
don’t cook when you are tired
they’ve keeping the fire department quite busy.
“food over flame burns, food over heat cooks.”
-alfred the great
walking around
on halloween night
cold
with a bit of snow flying
coming upon
a briliant idea
a very large pumpkin
transformed into a driveway bonfire
trick or treaters
chilled to the bone
gathered ’round
like moths to the flame.
—
“fire is our first form of technology.”
-ridley scott
it’s almost officially summer
and for those of you who enjoy camping or just a good bonfire,
here’s a hack that’s a win-win in my book.
*(important note: don’t forget to hide them from the family/friends, as they may disappear)
Fire won’t start? Not a problem! We got you! If you don’t want to spend money on expensive fire starters go ahead and stop by your local grocery store and pick up a bag of Doritos. These dense, oily, corn chips are combustible, ideal kindling for starting a fire, and will last for a long time. Bonus Tip: We heard that if you get the Flaming Hot Doritos they light up even faster!
—
“the online music magazine pitchfork once wrote that
i would collaborate with anyone for a bag of doritos.”
-david byrne
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source: campNcater
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