Wind!
Darkness! The deadfall sleet!
Firetrucks on ice!
Best to head out on nights like these
because it is a fact:
your favourite celebrities
deluded professors
and demented ex-lovers
are all sitting at home
with their feet up where they shouldn’t be
their floors thick with chip bags
and Ativan prescriptions
On the Threshold
She sat him down against the makeshift sandbag barrier on the northwest corner. His legs had pretty much given out an hour or two before and any and all strength that remained had vacated his extremities. His mouth was still running a mile a minute, though she doubted that anything short of a stroke would ever relieve him of his gift of gab.
Study pattern
“Pattern recognition is intelligence,” he would always tell me at end of a long and rambling thought, as I struggled to keep up with his walking and the speed of his thoughts.
To this statement I would nod, appreciatively and shyly, thinking too much, my feet moving briskly.
I didn't speak much, then.
The Ringside View
At first sight, a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage is intimidating. A black and red octagonal ring, about six-feet tall and enclosed by chain-link fencing. A group of people stand inside the cage, stretching out and warming up.
Looking closer, the chain-link is made of black plastic vinyl, the floors and cage bars are heavily matted, and an incredibly diverse group of people are standing inside, talking and laughing with one another.
Striking the right moves
Dim light bounces off the cement walls of Carleton’s combatives room. In the background, Brazilian music quietly hums, the sound of soft chanting and percussion reverberating at a steady pulse. This might not be the typical atmosphere of a fitness class but then again, this activity is not like any other.
Capoeira is an art form that is a hybrid of both martial arts and dance elements. It combines swift fighting movements with acrobatics to create a graceful, yet aggressive experience.
