I, the author, begrudgingly and apologetically switch from 1st to 2nd person point-of-view narration quite often. It was necessary to carry out my message. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, The Lord of the Rings, he titles a chapter, “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit”. Within, Tolkien details a rare “in-between-the-action” moment, when Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol prepareContinue reading “OF DIRT-BAGGING and PEANUT BUTTER by Nick Arndt”
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WHITEFACE by Nick Arndt
Who knew? Who knew that a lonely prominent chunk of Earth, of bare rock, dirt, snow, trees, and grass, high up in the clouds, could demand so much respect? Who knew? Who knew? Who knew that one day She would earn a name? Who knew that She would cause humans to toil for hours, toContinue reading “WHITEFACE by Nick Arndt”
CUPPING @ THETA RIDGE by Nick Arndt
Theta Ridge Coffee, located in the heart of South Bend’s manufacturing labyrinth on its northwest side, is one of the largest green coffee suppliers in the Midwest. Today, January 19, 2017 (a dreary Thursday morning), Jess Nance, Aaron Darling, and I headed over from Sawyer for a cupping event. We were the lucky few who reserved spots toContinue reading “CUPPING @ THETA RIDGE by Nick Arndt”
MEMORIES of my CANINE FRIEND by Nick Arndt
Fritz, German Shorthaired-Pointer, Oct. 2002 – Jan. 2017 I wrote a short poem, here, the day my dad buried him in Arndt soil. Below are some memories that’ll last a lifetime: Building fires in the woodstove for you to lay in front of… Running with you at Spicer Lake, through a foot of powder, withoutContinue reading “MEMORIES of my CANINE FRIEND by Nick Arndt”
THE GRIND
(by TCU Baseball, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNL_DAI19_I) Rise and shine. It’s 6am and your hand can’t make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you that it’s too early, too dark, and too cold to get out of bed. Aching muscles lie still in rebellion, pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move.Continue reading “THE GRIND”
THE FLOW STATE 