Becoming a Nazi

This may not be the case if you live in GermanyBut I find it difficult to recall the namesOf stars … More

Trailer Trash

There used to be only a just bearable fewNow there are an unbearable few hundredWitnessed in the dreaded half dark … More

Wind and Reed

A new moon slipping overWhite plate and crystalShadowed beneath where sustenanceIs no longer cravedSlipping and slipped beyond supperTongues still tasting … More

Growing Up Local (August 6, 2023)

“Make sure to watch the credits all the way to the end.” My friend, Bill Teter, was on his way … More

“You Are Beautiful”

More than 60 years removed now, so long ago,you are mostly ghosts now, but you were thengood news, big headlines … More

At the Movies

Follow the yellow brick road with me. Seethe cornstalks, their long sheathed greencobs, how they snap to attention in front … More

How Many Times Is It You Only Live?

Bored yesterday, I decided to go back to the beginningof the James Bond film franchise, to Sean Connery,still my favorite, … More

Rough Cut

I read that a 90-minute movie optimally accommodates our 2021 attention spans. In the back of my mind I recall … More

Movie Musing

He’s only a speck when he comes to town, before he grows larger, becomes recognized at the edge as a … More

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 21, It Was a Very Good Year

A one, and a two: When I was living Chapter 21, it was a very good year . . .  … More

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 10, Moved by Music

My parents never held back when it came to providing us with a variety of cultural experiences.  One of these was … More