Writing
2026
peasant miasma
aches, stomachhead— screenstaring until terminal burnoutfantasizing about creativity seeking emotional highs…
drones
The amerikan poem readslike a nursery rhyme or perhapsthe disjointed inner monologue
Duped
money to the power of Qtook over the Templefailed stewards of the earth
Water is Life
lead contaminatedpipeline-pollutedguzzled by AI
Acceptance Speech for the Joy J. MacSee Award
Distinguished guests and trustees of the MacSee Foundation: First, let me extend my apologies for not…
To Secure a Share of Equanimity, Hide Behind a Skull
Death empowers others. — Elias CanettiThe rain comes down both sides of a camel, but only…
The Afterworld
A metaphysical music plays chess with Death. No one remembers their last move. Lost in thegreater…
Stuck in the Middle with You
I tried to explain to Charon all the good that Prometheus had done for humankind. But…
The Despot
The one who, after every announcement of someone’s death, eats more.— Elias CanettiA very rich man…
No Map for This
She called to say the doctors found a lump.Hours away, universe dark above us.Coming home from…
An Exercise in How Small I Can Shrink Myself
I'll start with the toes,curling them towards the ball of the footin a less imposing pose.
Pathos and Puns, Feeling for Heartache Beneath a Suit of Amore
I had learned not to take gravity lightly; even before the apple fell, it weighed heavily…
Just Kick Back, and Let the Wheel Turn
He saw through everything, and so it was he saw nothing – the nothing that is…
Imagine
if we assumed humanity first;if we held our other descriptors,our demands about where from and why—
The Art of Not Breathing
A butterfly flicks its wings and, somewhere,across the world you smile.When I flip through old files,…