A manwho has sweated many timesin his fighting careersays blood is only red sweat But nothing hurts morethan a mentorin … More
Category: Death
On the Beach
A steeple dynasty palm grows its spiked shadow umbrellaover sand’s losing battle, washed out by thin skimming water. They scatter, … More
A Temporary Parting
I recognize the boy climbing up the bank on the other side.Turning, he calls to me, over the rush of … More
what impressions were
a sound slight as breathstill the cold touch of lamplight on white snowthose thick linesa brow furrowedeyes of white hairthink your … More
My Last Wife
It was gold and bigger than a bread box,my birthday gift topped with a red velvet bow,and I was amused … More
your letters
these lettersyour hand writesyour handwriting is all curious curlicuesas if a right-handed calligrapherwrites them with his left footas if a … More
How The One Defeats The Other
It’s the best kind because it’s TV advice.The Other seeks something of valueand kills, using his martial arts expertise,everyone standing … More
B-Movie
Girl meets Boy.Boy is blind.Girl joins another Girl in bank robbery for money to finance corneal transplants.Girl is caught and … More
Glasses, November 24, 2021
We didn’t pass, I thought, when I was what, getting new glasses,so I didn’t see you, pretty sure, out the … More
No Toying Around with This Unhappy Meal
Right outside my window I watch them ripple,the woven snares, feather tapestries billowing lighton intermittent breezes turning art into performance. … More
All Our Summers Find One Winter’s End
The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our … More
Wellspring
In every family there is one central soul,the energetic heart that pumps life blood to all,the bond of it all … More
A Last Wave
Feel sorry for her? That’s a good way to ruin a teenager’s weekend.This is not the way, say, for an … More
Holy Night
It was madness to treat you like some character locked in a box, for all I knew, you suffering too … More
Our Fathers’ House
A vision, they pop up ahead of us on the horizon,these sheets of red flowers blowing, rippling waves,like huge blood … More
Passing
It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More
A Booking
An old man, a strange one, people said, ran the tiny bookstore that had withstood the covid test. You may … More
Passion
Lia would drink a bottle or two of wine whenever that passion dwindled down for a time these days. It’s … More
The Long Grass
I touch him carefully and wait. Nothing happens. I lay my hand on him, stroke him. This perks him up … More
Heavy Sleeper
“I’ve had to talk to you about this too many times, David,” she said. “I’m sorry, but you’re fired.” Mrs. … More
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