May 8, 2022
“Conscience v. Science,” “Does it Matter, a Time Lord as a Bum,” and “‘Afri-Rhea'”
Conscience v. Science This experience that we call life, is a little too complex to end with death; A cycle of forgotten rebirths, we flow…
May 5, 2022
Early 2022 Ramblings
I should have killed myself so long ago, but what's the point in suicide? It must remain the privilege of gods and monsters, and though a weirdo and…
May 4, 2022
“Cruising Along Carroll Avenue,” “Words of Gratitude,” and “On Writing”
Cruising Along Carroll Avenue Going to get a haircut, Cruising along, Carroll Avenue, Downtown, Terrific weather, A morning of reading, And……
May 3, 2022
“Capital Punishment,” “Inspector Frederick George Aberline Reminisces about Jack the Ripper,” “13 Ways of Killing a Raccoon,” and Other Poems
Capital Punishment When they found her she was near a culvert, street smart no more, and though it was cold rigor mortis had not set in. A dark sedan…
May 2, 2022
“Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair” and “What Happens in Vagus; or, How I Spent My Third Lockdown”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair I was sat with my back to the side of a hot pan Chaffing at the heels, with warm scents in my hair…
May 1, 2022
“No Country for White Men” and “At the Burial”
No Country for White Men Hunt the unmarked turn-off, missing it completely. Then U-turn on the high-speed two-laner to nowhere, through disappointed…
April 29, 2022
“The Gentrifier,” “The Fearmaker,” and “The Equalizer”
The Gentrifier I am the Gentrifier. I am the Yin to White Flight's Yang. First I lower it until you neglect it, Then I inflate it until you can’t…
April 28, 2022
“Prologue,” “Choppers,” “The Day the Press Stood Up,” and “Coda”
Prologue All my closest friends remained behind in the Hell Zones. And I understood. There were shortages, yes, lockdowns and supply-chain…
April 27, 2022
“A Porterhouse Steak,” “Damaged Yet Beautiful,” and “A Cocktail Lounge”
A Porterhouse Steak Some mornings won't quite let you forget foolishness from the night before with dull aches or a hammer lodged in your skull…