Now the boss the law is stretching /Bulls and pimps he's fetching/And they are a fine collection/ As only Jesus knows. -- Joe Hill, Wher...

The first part of the trip will be to go visit my daughter, Stella. It's been a couple of years since I've seen her and I want to ma...

1 . December early morning sunshine it fools me into believing the earth is warm. But one step outdoors and the cold wind rippling my bearde...

You're in a meeting you'd rather not be in and I am at the bar – drinking dollar beer, thinking about the bars in college when Thirs...

Freedom – Poem 1 the axioms don’t match out when you unravel them cat style, like a big ass ball of yarn (like in those cartoons you watched...

Day 19: I in the Universe I am not as strong and the dirt is not as soft as I would like. My hands haven’t the calluses of other men, and I...

Day 7: And the man said – w hen you are hungry eat, and when you are thirsty drink, and when you are poor go to work, and when you are bored...

4/3: Fallen Cedar My landlord’s sons made short work of the fallen cedar in the side yard and hauled it away in the beds of several full-siz...

Essay: Regarding Poetry Left to its own devices a poem is its own and only best explanation. Everything else is some dead poet’s ego getting...

Will we be alright? She lights a cigarette, watches him carefully for contradictory body language. Yes , he says. We’ll be okay . She’s ner...

[ Note for the 1 or 2 of you who actually read : I'm in the process of revising the novel that I have posted bits over the past few mont...