Writing
2026
Wax
Light a candle and curse the darkness
as I drip away like scented wax.
Counter-clockwise, you rinse our memoryPhiladelphia Duo
[music]
[singing]
Round sunglasses.These Hands
These hands,
these dry, wrinkly hands,
desert–born, salty,Lilith in the Garden
They say the Garden was perfect, but she knew better.
Before the naming, she walked the paths as if it were a dream she had already outgrown.
Adam spoke of order, of roles laid stone by stone.Apocalypse of Relief
No alarms sound,
no great shattering,
just a slow unthreadingLittle Wing
There's a little known
thrift & antiques store in my
current town of residents,The Old Cat at the Bottom of the Steps
Thirteen steep steps—
once bounded up
in curiosity,This One’s for the Birds
The birds sing
their familiar
tunesUproar in Diritania
From early that morning, the people of Diritania, a small country, had been waiting anxiously…
A UNIVERSE FOR TWO
ELENA (40s) — A translator and writer. She has spent years living in the margins of someone…TOMASZ (50s) — A poet who once had a career. He now has a reputation. He drinks to keep the…THE WAITRESS (30s) — She is always there. She never explains herself. She moves through the…
Haunted Heart
The dust of us has settled
the bitter sting, just a pit
of emptiness now.What The Sky Could Not Keep
There was a season
when everything I loved
left in flashes—Synchronization
Patrick Swayze dances a chassé across the screen. (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life sounds louder…
The Golden Hour
Millie smelled the lake before she saw it through the trees. Something damp and almost peaty…
The Embroideress
Su Wannian’s embroidery frame stood by the window. The window faced north and admitted little…