“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…


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…


“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……


“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…


“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…


“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…


“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…


“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…


“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…


Every Third Street

Accidental killing? Done with ease!…