Author Archives: Ben Doddridge

Article 1: The truth is a terrible thing, but nothing compared to falsehood Article 2: The thing you want most can only be found in the place you least want to look Article 3: Spend time investigating theories of ‘You’ (or ‘I’) Article 4: Don’t confuse the menu with the food Article 5: Your mindContinue reading “Manifesto”

silver fountain side phone ringingeerie singing girl wishing forward blind new magiciansometimes winningsomething missing one degree brightsee revelationcurse shakennew nation sunrise kite totally spinningweekly binningalways chilling

I turned to face themJaw cascadingOne hundred grey sealsTwo hundred flippersRubbery pancakesSignalling intense approval Uttering torpedoes Hand covers bruiseI’m holding something preciousIt wanted to be foundRiddles at the lakeLives at stake

Chalk and coffee have won again, Milkshakes have spilled, Tell me, what is today’s blend?Is it from Italy? Brazil? Tick tock I say,For I am in demand,Another clown-less bus today,They never travel sad. Faulty wax on display, Talk show on wheels,I’m holding a goat-milk latte,And fifty dollar bills.

Chomping by the willow tree in the foothills of Mt. Delicious. Furious flying fish fighting for fantastic fishy fantasy. Grizzly bear teeth bore through the castle wall, and farewell king. Monkey minds ebb and flow like nodes in symphony.

Oh good, I was was worried you wouldn’t come out all this way for something so…well I suppose I should just come out and say it. It is…wait…forgive me but at this moment it escapes me. Perhaps if I relax my mind it will surface – just as the sun will in a few shortContinue reading “The Word”

Doing speaks to the voices of doubt Speaking is a round-about Knowing is not for tongue nor mouth It appears when all is taken out

Trustworthy Truthful Transparrent Not a medicine Not a doctor Notwithstanding, it is both medicinal and prescribed

I dream, plot, and wish many things. I enjoy each of these activities equally. Yet lately this is less so. Like rubber without road, I am Peter Pan. I mean we all like to dine on our most desired. I laugh as delight turns slowly into disgust. I wonder if it is serious. Or isContinue reading “Me”