The Muleskinner Journal

Journal Fourteen
Handle and Spout

This is it

Here is my handle. My trucker name. The thing we hold onto. The thing the vandals broke. The it we take care of.
Here be the agent, the trainer, the mechanic, the event planner, the banister and the potholder. The people and things that make it happen, or won’t let it happen. The neighbor who plows the snow when you need to get away.

And here is my spout. My rant. My rap. My man-splaining. The device that lets us neatly pour the hot water over the tea bag without burning our hand or missing the cup. The thing that allows for the flow. And the flow itself. Hands-free and handle-free.

For Journal 14, we embrace the idea that there are two kinds of people in the workplace, in government, and in your life – those who handle. And those who spout. We love them both. We also embrace the teapot, the Neti pot, and the melting pot. The handles and the handlers. The spout and the pour. Working Separately. Working together. Helping you quench and helping you breathe.

For Journal 14, take any piece of this, and send us your creations.

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