The Cabin
This poem is set at my father’s cabin and reminds us, that places are not the same, without the people we expect to see there. A toast to all …
Regrets
This poem came to me while driving into a very reddish sunset. At first, I thought it was a short story, some kind of science fiction about the end of …
Despairing
Warning: rant enclosed. This poem is about the despair a modern writer may feel, in this age of electronic communication and very accurate search …
Witches
This poem is perfectly suited for the full moon skies we are experiencing at present. Not exactly a Halloween poem, this was inspired by a story on …
This Dish
This poem reveals the discontent of the long-suffering. I’m sure we all feel this way, sometimes. Thanks for coming by to read. Why is it, that …
The Present
A hundred words are not enough To say what I would say. A hundred words are not enough To wipe your tears away. The milk is sour. The bread is stale. …
Promise
This poem describes a garden I just visited in November in Florida. Fall is one of two extremely prolific growing seasons in Florida, the other being …
This Way
This poem is a political one, fair warning. It just seems to me, that things are becoming more and more unhinged as time goes on, with unthinkable …
Benediction
This poem is in the form of a benediction or blessing. I imagine it recited in an Irish accent, for some reason. Something like the Serenity Prayer, I …
Apologetics
This poem came, as I was preparing to go to the funeral of a dear relative’s parent. I could not help but recall previous funerals and memorial …
Resilience VIII
This final episode in Resilience, Episode VIII, sees the boys and Mom at the end of the day, at their camp near the river. Hope you have enjoyed this …
Resilience VII
This is Episode Seven in the story Resilience about a day in the life of a homeschool mom and her two boys. The previous episodes can be found at …
Resilience VI
This is episode six in the story Resilience, about a mother and her two boys as they homeschool. To read the other five episodes, please check out …
Resilience V
This is episode five in the story Resilience, about a mother and the two boys she is homeschooling. To read the previous episodes, please see …
Resilience IV
This is the fourth installment of my story Resilience. The previous episodes can be found here: Resilience I, Resilience II, Resilience III. The story …
Resilience III
This is the third installment of my story Resilience. You will find the first two parts here: Resilience I, Resilience II. The story is about a …
Resilience Part II
This story is part II of a story I am publishing here in episodes, shortly after writing them. It concerns a fictional family, who, for their own …
Resilience Part I
This is Part I of a story that I am publishing here as a series of episodes. It concerns a fictional family, who, for their own reasons, have taken …
Twisting Wrenches
I thought I’d make a change from poetry for once and share a longer short story (3332 words). I wrote this story inspired by …
Something
Don’t know where this dark poem about something vaguely evil came from. Perhaps it comes from having to take my college-aged son to get a COVID …
Cicadas
I’m sure many of you hear the cicadas every night and well into the daytime, this time of year. For those of you who aren’t on …