Todd Mercer

Jag sänder kärlek till hela svenska folket. Så ledsen för den meningslösa tragedin. Frid till dig.

Sending love to all the Swedish people. So sorry about the senseless tragedy. Peace to you.

You pop right up by name in a search. Heather and I did a lot of good work together back in the day at ForeWord, Dunes Review and Clarion. Mission Point Press published some stuff also. She's super-capable, whipsmart and kind.

An arched trellis anchors a short fence in front of a large gardening plot which includes raised beds. There is fresh snow on the ground.

Winter at the southern archway in the Hillcrest Community Garden, Fulton Heights, Republic of Grand Rapids. The post says, "May Peace Prevail on Earth" / "Möge Friede auf Erden sein"

[GR at Dawn series]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

A cobalt blue metal framed undulating roof structure protects vehicles outside an airport terminal. A statue of Gerald Ford and a flagpole are also in this night-time image.

Was on a mission at Ford International Airport, crossing paths with moving people on unrelated missions. Gerald Ford in bronze form sits near the flagpole on the left, watching the world travelers come and go in this busy mid-sized city.

Right on. Either he thinks drinking like he does is awesome and perfectly acceptable, in which case he shouldn't let a job take his happiness, or he thinks his drinking is a problem now, so he should quit now or yesterday, regardless of what's in his job prospects.

Cars line up on the right side of a wet road, the rain on the pavement and light conditions accentuate reflections from the vehicles' lights.

Fuller Avenue near Fulton, walking in cold rain at daybreak, late November. [GR at Dawn series]

"At the end of my life, I know I won't be wishing I'd held more back, been less effusive, more often stood on ceremony, forgiven less, spent more days oblivious to the secret wishes and fears of the people around me..."

-- George Saunders
(from "Buddha Boy")

Man and dog each wearing hats.

Have you met my best friend and main advisor, Garpur-Bradley? Now 8, he understands a few words of Norwegian and Swedish (I think), and is a huge fan of catering leftovers. We've been working together to fight apathy since 2018. We probably aren't winning, but, who cares, whatever...

The wider world whirls into entropy, with pieces breaking off, but...

I tore our dryer that wouldn't work down to a stack of sheet metal, put new stuff in there, reassembled it all by my own self, and...

The mofo works! Mama was kinda amazed. Happy to focus on local victories now.