http://jacktrace.com Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:34:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jack on the Bus Rocking and jostling to the motion of the bus, Jack reads from a novel: “Winston turned around abruptly.” The words bounce with the bus, but he persists in reading: “He set his features into the expression of quiet optimism which it was advisable to wear when facing the ... http://jacktrace.com/?p=7 Jack on the Train Miles disappear into miles. Bakersfield still nearly a day away. Jack settles into his comfortable lounge chair and watches the great Central Valley tell its story through the frame of the train window. ... http://jacktrace.com/?p=6 Ten Years Pass (written in 2000, San Francisco) For a decade I search the nation Letting my youthful heart guide me Coast to coat I roam Lonely Following my terrible angel Ten Years Pass Odysseus is lost at sea Burroughs is in Tangiers And I am away from the Forest A decade I follow the terrible angel, Through the House of a ... http://jacktrace.com/?p=3