Apr 26, 2022Member-onlyIn other news…“Do we have to choose the one that attacked you Joe?” “Aw, come on Doctor Jill, she’s a scruppy lil puppy.” “I know she’s scrappy but — must you keep calling me doctor? I’m your wife for God’s — ” “GOD’S SWEET LOVE. Doctor Jill, you’re a doctor. We show…Political Satire3 min readPolitical Satire3 min read
Nov 12, 2021Art is a LieArt is a Lie If Art is a Lie So am I. Write your Truth Do or Die.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
May 17, 2021Member-onlyMay 17, 2021Dear cardinal on the walnut branch and the Downy spiraling its trunk, watching the starlings duel atop the suet, your shy silent beauty among the periphery of the malevolent is…Nature1 min readNature1 min read
Mar 29, 2021Member-onlyActivismNot part of The Problem is not a solution.Thoughts1 min readThoughts1 min read
Nov 12, 2020Member-onlyOnce more.Standing in today’s valley. Consumed in the darkness. My brow raises, aligning two black beads to a harshly jagged silhouette set against faint, intensifying daylight. Once, I felt its cascading…Journey1 min readJourney1 min read
Aug 28, 2020Member-onlyturtle, turtle.A grey-washed wooden dock hovers atop still glass water. The breeze carries a chilled flesh-white chicken drumstick in the sun’s invariable fervor. My sweat-pooled hands deploy fingertips, mechanically playing the…Fishing1 min readFishing1 min read
Aug 25, 2020Member-onlySunday“No, three scoops, please. Yes, but with extra hot fudge. Whipped cream is fine. No, you can keep the cherry. Rainbow sprinkles? Excellent!” It arrived in a glass of familiar…Sunday1 min readSunday1 min read
Aug 15, 2020Member-onlyQuestions.I don’t have all the answers. But I’ve come a long way from not having many.1 min read1 min read
Jul 28, 2020Member-onlyA Caring SmilePity the ones indifferent to the cares of those they hurt. Smile - they understand not what they do; you are better off alone.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jul 14, 2020Member-onlyThe Haze of DuskHer mother lay still on the couch. Birds echo melodic tunes through the haze of dusk. She lets the spring-loaded door slam upon exit with one bag more than she…Short1 min readShort1 min read