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  • Daniel Staker
Daniel Staker: "Some bring joy wherever they go. Some bring joy whenever they go."
Poem: The Last Days
Oct 8

Oct 8 Poem: The Last Days

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

Based on a true testimony meeting, or at least a testimony meeting that really happened.

Poem: Larry, Larry, Why? (Immature)
Oct 4

Oct 4 Poem: Larry, Larry, Why? (Immature)

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

Sometimes I try to write poems just to impress my ten-year-old boy, and sometimes I even go too low for him. This would be one of those times.

Poem: The Mormon Von Trapps
Oct 1

Oct 1 Poem: The Mormon Von Trapps

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

Don’t read to much into this one. I was just screwing around with pentameter during a musical number at church.

Poem: Reflections on the Man Two Rows Up
Sep 23

Sep 23 Poem: Reflections on the Man Two Rows Up

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

I had a lot of time on that airplane to think and I kept coming back to the predicament of the man who was two rows ahead of me.

Poem: Respectable Man & All the Missing Things
Sep 21

Sep 21 Poem: Respectable Man & All the Missing Things

Daniel Staker
Some Sense, Poems

For my good friends with dementia and everyone who knows who they really are even when they aren’t quite being themselves.

Poem: Mormon Guy
Sep 16

Sep 16 Poem: Mormon Guy

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

If you haven’t heard this speech in church, then you haven’t been to a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Poem: Touching the Ark
Sep 13

Sep 13 Poem: Touching the Ark

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

Is this small and silly thing a metaphor for something bigger and more profound? No, it is not.

Poem: Gift of the Innocent (Or: The Dog Ate My Rubik's Cube!)
Sep 10

Sep 10 Poem: Gift of the Innocent (Or: The Dog Ate My Rubik's Cube!)

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

Based on a true (but completely unremarkable) story.

Poem: Father & Son (Thoughts on Estrangement, Reconciliation & Blood Atonement)
Sep 3

Sep 3 Poem: Father & Son (Thoughts on Estrangement, Reconciliation & Blood Atonement)

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

I appreciate sacrifice, love, and forgiveness, but I can’t quite get behind the idea that blood sacrifice was for me.

Bits: Trinity Etc.
Aug 30

Aug 30 Bits: Trinity Etc.

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

Why did I think of this while walking through South Dakota? I don’t know. But a week later I drew it.

Poem: Perfect Children
Aug 27

Aug 27 Poem: Perfect Children

Daniel Staker
Poems, Nonsense

I think most parents feel this way or maybe it’s just me?

Bits: Pooch Parts
Aug 20

Aug 20 Bits: Pooch Parts

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

Some people will tell you that a longer-than-normal church meeting is not necessary…

Bits: Bird
Aug 18

Aug 18 Bits: Bird

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

Some of my impressions are silly. This one is not. It’s delightful because it’s just really, really good.

Bits: Skeletor Gives a Courtesy Laugh
Aug 15

Aug 15 Bits: Skeletor Gives a Courtesy Laugh

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

Can I do a regular Skeletor laugh? Yes, and I do it regularly. This takes the impression to the next level.

Poem: Baby Hands
Aug 13

Aug 13 Poem: Baby Hands

Daniel Staker
Some Sense, Poems

My son has big hands and and a mother who loves him, and this poem is a true story.

Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #6
Aug 10

Aug 10 Travel Log: The Great Midwestern Road Trip #6

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Some Sense, Travel Logs

From June 4th to June 13th my family piled into a rental car and drove through eleven states straight down the middle of the country. These are our tales.

Bits: Columbo Duck
Aug 9

Aug 9 Bits: Columbo Duck

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

After I got my very large duck impression down, I wanted to expand my range, so I added Columbo Duck.

Bits: The Big Bopper Drowning in Quicksand
Aug 8

Aug 8 Bits: The Big Bopper Drowning in Quicksand

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Bits

I think about this every time I put on my headphones and speak into my mic. An audio-only impression.

Poem: Faith of the Self-made Man
Aug 4

Aug 4 Poem: Faith of the Self-made Man

Daniel Staker
Some Sense, Poems

I’ve seen lots of men who don’t want to believe in coincidence because it would mean they couldn’t take credit for their fortune, however, I don’t think they’ve thought through the theological implications.

Vignette: A Space Pleasantry
Aug 1

Aug 1 Vignette: A Space Pleasantry

Daniel Staker
Nonsense, Vignettes

With apologies to Mr. Bowie, I present to you a space pleasantry.

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