Great Mother Poverty
Image by Jonah Giuliano The people start at the house and madly run to the water; Lonely One Chases us all, Before time expires when we are Instantaneously rewound To... Continue reading→
Caring for my Husband During the Pandemic
Image by Emily Jay (emily-jay.com) Unless you lived with him, you’d not know anything were wrong. He forgets what day it is, then what he planned to cook. In the... Continue reading→
Inventing a Vaccine
Painting by Grace Cavalieri I toss towels into the washing machine / once each week as if the world / will suffer without the certainty / of my routine /...
SELECTED WAR STORIES
Another war starts. Living men fold open the dirt. * 1st war put feet on the map, saying, Here are tickets to the rockets. Most common word was millions. Example:... Continue reading→
Speaking with Strangers While Shopping
They still don’t have paper towels here. Even Costco was rationing them, two to a customer. I just want my assorted olives, healthy you know. I haven’t been able to... Continue reading→
TEMA TOWN BABY
As a kid, my Uncle Ron made a big impression on me. At the time, I lived with my family in Ghana where my father worked as a medical researcher.... Continue reading→
The Intermingling of Souls: Why I Write Letters
Photo by Sheba Amante (www.photosbysheba.com ig: @photosbysheba) “To write is human, to receive a letter divine.” – Susan Lendroth “How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a... Continue reading→
Throwing Out the Fortune Cookies
Painting by Grace Cavalieri You have two dozen in your kitchen drawers. They fold into mouths ready to speak. Baked to brittleness, they taste like sweet nothings and whisper sweet... Continue reading→
Got what I wanted
Image by Emily Jay (emily-jay.com) I didn’t want to go anywhere / now look at me / I was so sick of those coders who never got to be frat... Continue reading→