Literary Crumbs: Poems & Short Stories to Savor by D. Ryan Lafferty

  • Rush Hour (Full Column)

    (reproduced here in the format of the original column as published in People Papers August 2024 edition) “The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a Read more

  • Summer Storm

    The loudest voices in the room shall pass like rolling thunder which punctuates the hot summer storm.  A brief booming terror, a startling moment of sheer surprise,and then the quiet exhale of lasting peace; an enduring calm.  Daylight breaks in silence, with whispers of the dawn, each shadow cowers, vanishing from sight, trembling in fear of the new Read more

  • A Lesson in Waiting

    (reproduced here in the format of the original column from People Papers July 2024) In July, the world comes alive and time seems to slow down just a little. Sailboats and sunshine float on the horizon. Lately I’ve been enjoying a classic poem, “If” by Rudyard Kipling and “if” I may give you some homework Read more

  • Auriga

    (Reproduced here in the format of the original column from People Papers June 2024) June is a time for the celebration of some of our greatest accomplishments. It is a time when we feel the most alive and the world is filled with sunshine and warmth. The living is easier in June and our sights Read more

  • Dream Makers

    When we go to bed, they are just arriving, hot coffee in their hands, stretching and yawning as the machinery in the warehouse switches on. Deep in the heart of the cerebellum, they rush into action, for they are pros, each waving scanners and tapping single handedly on keypads, racing from stack to stack. They are honey bees, Read more

  • Taken With a Grain of Salt

    In a small town, just like this one, and in a time very much like today, Manny found himself struggling with a freshly dawning thought. A notion so subtle, it was almost impossible to put his finger on it. Perhaps, “found himself” isn’t the right word, well maybe, not just yet. He could feel it Read more

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  • Rush Hour (Full Column)

    (reproduced here in the format of the original column as published in People Papers August 2024 edition) “The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a Read more

  • Summer Storm

    The loudest voices in the room shall pass like rolling thunder which punctuates the hot summer storm.  A brief booming terror, a startling moment of sheer surprise,and then the quiet exhale of lasting peace; an enduring calm.  Daylight breaks in silence, with whispers of the dawn, each shadow cowers, vanishing from sight, trembling in fear of the new Read more

  • A Lesson in Waiting

    (reproduced here in the format of the original column from People Papers July 2024) In July, the world comes alive and time seems to slow down just a little. Sailboats and sunshine float on the horizon. Lately I’ve been enjoying a classic poem, “If” by Rudyard Kipling and “if” I may give you some homework Read more

  • Auriga

    (Reproduced here in the format of the original column from People Papers June 2024) June is a time for the celebration of some of our greatest accomplishments. It is a time when we feel the most alive and the world is filled with sunshine and warmth. The living is easier in June and our sights Read more

  • Dream Makers

    When we go to bed, they are just arriving, hot coffee in their hands, stretching and yawning as the machinery in the warehouse switches on. Deep in the heart of the cerebellum, they rush into action, for they are pros, each waving scanners and tapping single handedly on keypads, racing from stack to stack. They are honey bees, Read more

  • Taken With a Grain of Salt

    In a small town, just like this one, and in a time very much like today, Manny found himself struggling with a freshly dawning thought. A notion so subtle, it was almost impossible to put his finger on it. Perhaps, “found himself” isn’t the right word, well maybe, not just yet. He could feel it Read more