Good Morning

The Writer, Vernon Wade

Vernon Wade is a poet, author and freelancer. He has been published in The Gorge Literary Journal, Dualsport Rider Magazine, Hack’d Magazine, The Sidecarist, ROB Magazine and The Hood River News.

The world fills him with wonder. When he looks at the sky he is lifted into flights of fancy, when he stares at the earth he is drawn beneath its surface. He is delighted to find the macrocosm and the microcosm equally mesmerizing.

8/20/26 7:00 54F (12.2C)

Blue sky alternating with fog blown about by a light breeze blowing from the NW.

A single drip has soaked a spot just above my pillow.

I got up at 5:00 to use the head, about 1/8 mile walk in the blackness through heavy swirling mist.

There was no toilet paper, but I had anticipated that and had brought my own.

What I had not anticipated was the motion detector not covering inside the stall. Before I had finished, and without warning, I was plunged into darkness. After flailing around blindly for a moment, I managed to unlock the stall and open the door. The lights came back on.

Walter spent the night in the truck. I really should dress and go let him out.

Good morning.