Midnight had fallen on me fast with sprawling soul. Loosed from denotations, in a reverie wandering towards home; hidden pockets between buildings where the dark was densest, where mysteries held fast to their own little worlds. I had no ground. I had no self but the faint sounds of crickets and cars in the distance, millions of years buried in the rock beneath my feet, the thousands of stories and romances and arguments imprinted in the histories of the brick and stone buildings of this campus. This sidewalk I’d walked a hundred times: no longer would it end, but continue on through town, down side streets and avenues and winding through alleys till nothing I saw had a name I could recall. Time might not have passed; and I found myself crossing a parking lot not far from home, and in the middle I stopped. The lot was empty; and when I saw it, I knew the reason for my bliss: the storied light of the night sky. The milk that wet the asphalt, the tree tops and the lawns, falling down from nighttime’s wondering face. It was wrapped in twisting wisps of cloud, obscured, a gauzy fluorescent haze above. It stood alone, untouched and imperturbable, the only saint who could paint shadows in the death of night. From atop its composite metal pole it stood as though from another world.
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Mick Hugh of Mick’s Neon Fog
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Mick is, and always will be, one of my favorite writers. He inspired me in ways that few writers have. Before I turn over the interview process to someone else, I need to interview you Mick. Please contact me. I have been in the desert, but I haven’t forgotten.
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This is wonderful!
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Thanks Mel!
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This is beautiful… so glad to have stumbled onto your blog… you are a wonderful writer…
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Thank you, Patti! The compliment means a lot 🙂
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Love the feeling and texture of your words. Happy skull beast noises and such, seriously great stuff.
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