guns, bats and books “Every person has a right to bear arms for the defense of himself and the state.” (Michigan Constitution) there is a bat in my house. everyone thinks this is normal. when i call places that eradicate... Continue Reading →
Man's Most Important Labor "Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man." +++++++++++++++++++++ — Daniel Webster To which I thought "Yes, this is likely so." until I went for coffee watched... Continue Reading →
Long Dark Moon One day you feel the light from a sunken place. You’d missed it all the times before on your way across the surface. If you linger you can think its depths into existence. No one notices but... Continue Reading →
Clean Your Room (a conversation with Mental Illness) My mother lifts the toy chest above her head and the bedroom absorbs it, scattered colors left and right, a teddy bear between my feet. Cupboards slam and doorknobs sink like divers... Continue Reading →
The Jackknife Up the rungs of the diving ladder one more time, gripping the cold, unforgiving steel with my shriveled bare toes, nine steps to the top, reaching, it seemed, to the sky. Still in his work clothes, my father... Continue Reading →
Pool I have a small pool out there. Not dark like night, but full of pale milky light., and shimmering smoothly, rippleless. It's not deep either, hardly more than a footfall. Just deep enough to hide my dreams without them... Continue Reading →
Poetry Breakfast 