The room is already on
Sound check, then the first song. Stay for the last one.
This one filled up
Came for one set. Stayed because the room would not sit down.
Porch light, no filter
The porch light won tonight. Took the long way home.
Left with the lamp
Went for a jacket. Came home with a lamp. You know how it goes.
Table for whoever showed up
Nobody RSVP’d and somehow the table filled anyway.
One plate, one neighbor
Tuesday food that still looks like care.
Worth a second look
The good lots sit still until someone notices.
First honest bench
The folding table era. Every shop starts somewhere.
Before the paint dries
Twenty seconds in the suite, then back to the cut.
Field notes from the booth
Three minutes of room tone and a passing train.
Held the frame a second longer
No people in this one. Just the weather doing its job.
Pass this one along
Light on the brick at 6:40. Name the street if it is public.
You’ve reached the end of Public Square.