Succession

by | Jun 16, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

My parents have fled far from civilization into northern New Hampshire. This ensures that they will see few people, a prospect which delights them. They mention it a lot when I show up with the children. Their back “yard” is really just a former potato...

Circinate Vernation

by | Apr 16, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

circinate vernation An upraised is what one might call a “floating signifier.” One sentence and I’m already out as an effete northeastern liberal. If referring to semiotics makes me a liberal so be it! I know that in some contexts an upraised fist...

Children gone wild.

by | Jun 22, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

We went to stay at my folks’ place up in New hampshire this weekend. They’ve kind of let the place go to seed. At least they’re showing their patriotism. A trip up to New Hampshire can sometimes be a bit trying for the indigent boarders. They are...

Faith in the seed.

by | Apr 1, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

I have a neighbor who enjoys gardening but has been thrown out of her house this spring by contractors intent on making my house look crappier. I often time my plantings by hers. She feels the itch about the same time I do, but tends to be of a more hopeful spirit....

Native Corn

by | Jun 26, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

I used to visit my grandfather in Narragansett, RI pretty frequently. In the summer, roadsides became dense with signs proclaiming the availability of “native sweet corn.” I’m not sure whether their claims to “nativeness” would stand up...