The Weight of Words

I loaned Duke my first edition of Fitzgerald’s Collected Short Stories, but when – after what I thought was a … More

Fish

Fish Squatting at the pond’s edge, he held a small fishnet in his hand. He could smell the familiar slight … More

Purchased for Research Purposes

They’re handcuffsCalled “wrist restraints”Made of leatherHe adds a “scandal flogger”Wonders about the tickle and the stingBuys these two for nowThey … More

The Odor

For as far back as I can recall in my childhood, I collected baseball cards. There was a period when … More