Writing

Four Interlaced Horses -Ekphrasis

Simple lines create ruses that what is complex can be understood. An artist’s detail of heads and legs are but the medium for admiring…

WITH THE NEON LIGHTS OF THE STRIP CLUB FLASHING

she’s too exhausted for a poet had gotten paid good by a muscleman in a blues band to be his hanger on at the…

Two Requests

August 31, 2023 To: Ms. Theresa Cotter Eldercare at Mayfield Village, Inc. 290 North Commons Blvd Mayfield Village OH 44143 Dear Ms. Cotter: I…

Imaginary telephone

I take books from shelves, and set out my store of usually useful things: pens and brushes, knives, and keys that I put to…

A Dream of the Basement

I woke before sunrise, or birds woke me, or perhaps the dog— I walked her while still mildly asleep, brain fog-shrouded— then I returned…

Abruptly

Absolution

born sick raised to get well repenting a sin never committed admission to hobnob with the holy wrathful in eternal happiness

We will now inventory obsolete lonely sounds in the world

First, the old-fashioned dial tone, zenith of nothingness. Who invented that? The almost-silent radio after Country Carl’s sign-off prayer, Blues singer fading to needle…

Tied Down

By mid-day, I’d taken too many calls, typed too many letters, and dropped too many memos on the desks of VPs who called me…

My Father’s Minutes

I feel like reading somebody else’s book today maybe even on their couch or if they have a boat my presence on the water I…

Blackbird

i had an emotion today but don’t know its name there was a blackbird on the lawn 10 feet away head cocked eyeing or…

Why I Believe Everything

Uncle John was a bullshitter through and through. People always came up to me and said, astonished, things like I didn’t know your uncle was…