The Dangling Conversation – An Engineer's Perspective

Silhouetted Sadness

Poem by R.M. Dolin, September 12, 2024 Do not mistake my silence for surrender when it is my one defense. Don’t misread my need for Mediterranean wind to mediate my motorcycle as it weaves along the Italian coast in avenues of escape masquerading as adventure. …

Friends with Fate

Chapter 16 in R.M. Dolin’s novel “The Dangling Conversation“, September 23, 2023 ISABELLE: “YEAH! I hear you and again, apologize, but it’s not like you’re owed an explanation. I don’t mean to be terse and get that you’re worried, and you’re right, it’s not like …

Say It Ain’t So

Chapter 20 from the R.M. Dolin novel “The Dangling Conversation“, June 7, 2023. ISABELLE: “It’s over, a fate accompli; we haven’t spoken since forever and Henry doesn’t seem to care if we do or don’t. Now before you climb up on your philosophical high horse, …

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Chapter 19 in the R.M. Dolin novel “The Dangling Conversation“, July 17, 2024. KYLE: “That’s all I know at this point, just a hastily written email my lawyer sent from the courthouse saying, “prepared to be arrested.” He’s friends with a fed who tips him …

Is Love Possible

Chapter 18 in the R.M. Dolin novel “The Dangling Conversation“, June 30, 2024. ISABELLE: “Oh yeah, not so much as an inkling this is coming! Maybe now you’ll believe me when I say Henry’s a shit! He comes over last night all amped up, sits …

Dillon’s Dichotomy

Chapter 17 in the R.M. Dolin novel “The Dangling Conversation“, May 2023. KYLE: “Not at State, or Food & Drug, and no, we never collaborated or even ever met. I only hear about him after his shit goes down and if I weren’t right next …

My Year of Being Happy

Chapter 14 in the R.M. Dolin’s novel, “The Dangling Conversation“, June 7, 2023. KYLE: “I’m not surprised, it’s obvious two miles in you’re not in shape; no century rides in your future that’s for sure. At least we made it to that Mom & Pop …

A Dream That Dies

Chapter 13 in R.M. Dolin’s novel “The Dangling Conversation”, April 22, 2023. KYLE: “Calling me distracted is like dry kindling to a forest fire. The thing is, and I speak from experience, life kicks you in the teeth and mires you in mud; nothing’s as …

Color of Cold

Chapter 12 in the R.M. Dolin novel, “The Dangling Conversation,” April 30, 2023. ISABELLE: “It’s not that Henry doesn’t say, “I love you,” it’s his awkwardly forced look, like a child taste-testing spinach. I can’t describe it any more than I can tell you the …

Last Look at Love

Chapter 11 in the R.M. Dolin novel, “The Dangling Conversation,” Completion of Olivia’s story started in Chapter 10, Read companion poem ISABELLE: “I feel bad about hijacking your Olivia reveal the other night, here I am one minute acknowledging how hard it is for you …