PinnedPat AlmquistCampfireI tried to keep the fire lit but I think it was too much.Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
PinnedPat AlmquistSmooth JazzSitting in a coffee shop in the village. There is frost around the corners of the window panes. It isn’t too crowded or too empty. The…Feb 14, 2021Feb 14, 2021
Pat AlmquistGradientsIt sucks that so many modern endings begin with a graduated silence. Love on a gradient.Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023
Pat AlmquistAbove The Brush LineAs the wolves bay and the trees sway, as the dust blows in and hits my face.Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Pat AlmquistUndoneI see the words written on the small piece of paper in a jacket pocket. I have the speeches saved for dinner laid out in my head. I even…Nov 24, 2021Nov 24, 2021
Pat AlmquistDiet Coke and CigarettesThere is a man in my building. When I wake up and stare out my window I look down into the building’s slanted driveway and he is there…Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021