Reflection Reflux
A version of this short story first appeared in Ricky’s Backyard, 2016. Reflection Reflux … read more
Inauguration Day: Duck and Cover! Or not!
MY RANT & CLOSING POEMS. Since our last election day, except for a few poems, I have found it hard… read more
Sculptor & Stone
Speaking in Stones I A stone told The Sculptor what it wished to be. The Sculptor melted into tears…. read more
Loving Nonviolence
Given the neo-fascism in the U.S., the raping of Puerto Rico, and North Carolina’s recent Republican coup, my twenty-year struggle… read more
Mentoring? Dancing on the Edge?
Normal blood pressure is 120/80; last week my blood pressure hung around some dangerous numbers; 198/107 made me check in… read more
Newtown Literary #9 and Lending/Returning Books
Newtown Literary had a launching event for issue #9 (buy here!) a couple of days ago, and I was one of four… read more
The Spirit of Tennis
There is nothing wrong with competition—as long as it’s wholesome. It leads to all sorts of good things. Game on…. read more
Milady’s Haiku
Post election day, I’m back to a familiar question: does poetry matter? It matters. Little Framed Picture In a… read more
Living Post-Truth
A Rant: Living Post-Truth It has been a while since my Election Day entry; the initial shock is over; I’m… read more
Dear Daughter
Dear Ruko, Trump will soon be our President, our Commander and Chief: he took America. I have not had… read more
Trigger Warning: Poltergeists, Sex, and Vulgarity
One of my favorite stand-up comedians, George Carlin, the gods rest his soul, did a bit in the early 70s’… read more
Ghazal Me
In my October 7 entry, I included a poem, “Knives,” that was inspired by Gary Soto’s “Oranges.” I completed… read more
Kathy Change Remembered
Kathy Who Set Herself Afire 20 Years Ago Remembered at Penn. Philadelphia Inquirer Yesterday’s commemoration was arranged by Anita King… read more
Looking Back at a Reading
This past July I had the opportunity to represent, along with Sydney Hartlove and Catherine Fletcher, the Boundless… read more
Marie
This blog’s September launch includes a poem that describes my relationship with a betraying, yet fitting, heart; and how… read more
Video Blog: Curing the Ham
Doing more public readings, excluding open mics, is on my list of 2016 New Year Resolutions. I have a… read more
Workshop: To Form and Rhyme
A Sonnet Game If you twist veracity with end rhyme, fill in schemes to simply help sonnets run, will… read more
First Post: Live Long and Prosper
I considered launching a blog this past year, unfortunately, not making it so. Fear laced with laziness probably had something to… read more
