Morocco 2023
The Khamsas fall in Moroccan halls
As spirits fly away and mourners pray
Marrakech feels God’s fearful fist
Atlas quakes,
Riads break,
And solace cries
beneath rubble slides
Where missing … Read more
The Khamsas fall in Moroccan halls
As spirits fly away and mourners pray
Marrakech feels God’s fearful fist
Atlas quakes,
Riads break,
And solace cries
beneath rubble slides
Where missing … Read more
My feet are burning like sausage in a skillet
with eggs, sunny side up,
I poured my coffee early, but I can’t enjoy the aroma or warmth,
so I let … Read more
As a kid, I’d consume the Choose Your Own
Adventure series with a velocity I was regularly
told was unbecoming. The ability to execute
choice (no matter how minute) and … Read more
The dam broke Wednesday and the Dnieper waters poured.
Now Kakhovka reservoir can’t be fished in, anymore.
That Concrete wall rose 98 feet—98 feet from deep to peak!
Then it … Read more
Torn between the vault toilet in one direction and a trail in the other, I, too, want to choose adventure. I want to hike and wander and frolic, intestines weightless, … Read more
The buffet visited her in her dreams last night. It must have known she craved Wonder. She hesitated, then let it in. She had no choice. All other beds were … Read more
Black Friday
Small Business Saturday
Soccer Sunday
Cyber Monday
Giving Tuesday
Weird Al Wed (NPR on replay)
Go Green Thursday
Is it Friday yet?
my email spirals
electronic
response nodes… Read more
There is an owl who sits
on the shoulder of every man who takes his guns
into a nightclub, superstore, or anywhere
that life is for the taking.
When the … Read more
I. blank sheets of paper
stand like soldiers
(invisible) ink speaks *
II. police tape hugs
weeping willow’s trunk
limbs bend in prayer **
III. tourists teeter as
nightfall weeps… Read more
She was careful not to look too long
keeping her eyes away, a hidden smile
enough to know they had created a plan
showing only her professional style
Once she … Read more
No, they say, it’s not true—
we haven’t been heroes.
The soldiers who stood
our ground have been
shot, their backs to the sea.
Our mission was this: to … Read more
Don’t send
Thoughts & Prayers
Don’t send
Bandages
Gauze
Splints
Medical Tape
Syringes
Send
What will keep us
from needing them.
Send
Javelin anti-tank missiles
Counter-battery radar systems
KPV-14.5 … Read more