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Ruby aka Puma

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

"To live outside the law you must be honest"

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Poets, writers, Patti Smith, whoever's still alive that i haven't met yet. Or not. Who cares. Meeting people is easy. A reason or a season, it's all the same.

Music:

Old school jazz (Coltrane, Miles, Dexter Gordon, Lee Morgan for example), old school Latin too (Hector, all of the Titos, Celia, Eddie Palmieri) like all kinds of stuff Eryka Badhu, the Roots, Jill Scott, Lou Reed, Joan Jett, Patti Smith, Debbie Harry,Joe Strummer, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan,Tom Waits, White Stripes, could go on and on and on

Television:

background noise sometimes,but I like the Wire and the Sopranos

Books:

I've read so much in my lifetime..... Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Pedro Pietri, Kerouac, Ginsburg, Pablo Neruda, Diane DiPrima, Marge Piercy, Maggie Esteps "Ruby" books, post apocalyptic novels, Random Family, Artist's Way, all sorts of spiritual stuff i never finish, short stories when i'm add'd, on and on and on

Heroes:

i like anti-heroes.

My Blog

not even much of a smile

there's a cup on my desk Affirming Life! it shouts in bright green letters Sponsored by AIDS Initiative Hospice & Supportive Care i don't know where i got it   on my bulletin board: sonny rol...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:16:00 PST

eavesdropping (listen)

houses had slanted rooftops eaves caught rainwater and secrets shadows dripped words   we live in boxes now trapped in our own strangled visions sounds flicker and die   hold a glass agai...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:23:00 PST

little laura

little laura didn't talk much she was three and looked a bit like Cyndi Lauper one day her mother's friend visited and held her on her lap she smelled nice and played ride the pony, bouncing her up an...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:20:00 PST

Looking for Josephine Caruso

Monday morning Joey Carlucci turned Mr. Gatto's VW bug upside down His friend Butchie threw Mrs. Kimmelman's desk out the window It landed on Mr. Camiel's 1962 two tone 4 door Dodge The cops found 82 ...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:19:00 PST

gloomy madison

everyone mills around on gloomy madison street wheelchairs, canes walkers a raspy voiced man leans against the streetlight his eyes roam the block "so i can't get in touch with her and she can't get ...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:27:00 PST

belinda drank

the regulars sat on the benches belinda was drinking beer she was agitated she'd heard the kids father was hanging out again looking sharp copping bundles he hadn't come around belinda stood up I gott...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:22:00 PST

lisa on the stairs

she stood on the stairs hallway lights lost their harshness in deference to her beauty her boyfriend lingered by the mailbox he seemed to have too many arms it was late there was school tomorrow she l...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:21:00 PST

a little bit lost

She was many years younger than her lover When she called him "baby" in her high clear voice It pierced the air, people turned to watch A girl in short bright dresses and worn shoes The man in dark s...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:58:00 PST

michaleas baby

michalea carried the baby close to her heart she slept with him on her chest sometimes fed him when he cried, sang old rock songs she swore he liked neil young the best   michalea was the only on...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:40:00 PST

belinda and michalea sit at the table

michalea sat at belinda's table nine months pregnant she was very disturbed last night, she said we were watching the news a guy killed his six kids six kids! I said to danny some of those kids they ...
Posted by Ruby aka Puma on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:36:00 PST