The experts are out in force today solving the Euro’s problem. It’s easy, just bankrupt all the Banks in Europe! But all the Banks in this mess are tied into sovereign debt to such a huge degree, that to save a relatively small economy like Greece the Politicians are prepared to kill off the financial [...]
Chapter One The clouds opened up over London hours ago. The cafés consisted of pensioners, students, and artist types. The bars would be picking up in a few hours. The audience had long since quieted down. Actors walked upon the stage and faced a half-filled theatre. Someone even said a British royal had arrived with [...]
Did I say I was ready? I mean … Who the fuck do you think you are? Squeezing between your fingers, In that familiar ‘pleasuring yourself’ grip; Prepared as judge and jury to yank From its life support; the faded … not quite so flawless. A small sacrifice for the supreme specimen! YOU know what is best with [...]
Call me moon If you must, But spare me the scars. Call me rose If you would, But spare me the thorns. Call me pearl If you will, But spare me the waves. Call me honey If you could, But spare me the sting. Call me a bird If you can, And show me the [...]
As An artist and a writer, I study all the time the masters in those fields, those who struggled and won. Why? Because I am still struggling and need their tools to win. I recently read Charles Webster Hawthorne on Painting, collected by Mrs. Charles. W. Hawthorne with an Introduction by Edwin Dickinson, an Appreciation [...]
Cody sighed. Might as well get it over with. He removed the shackles, returned them, and bent over her. “Shay, wake up.” Her eyes flew open. She planted both hands against his chest and shoved, knocking him on his back, then sprang on top of him. “How dare you handcuff me to a bed?” she [...]
Is it any wonder the normally peaceful streets of our major cities are fast resembling war zones? When our government, hell bent on saving money at all costs to alleviate the national debt severely reduces the numbers of police and other front-line services, should it come as a complete surprise? Plus, is it also surprising [...]
Invasion of privacy happens to us every single day. Every time you call the phone company, Credit Card Company or even a doctor’s office you get a message that says your call might be recorded for quality assurance. I don’t consider that anything other than taping what I am saying to make sure they might [...]
the porch near two
doors leading too
two families in the
city, on a corner lot
in a city filled with
children who played,
played – as she watched -
the porch where she
smiled when a friend
walked by –
How long had the idea of your book been developing before you began to write the story? I worked on the idea for Donations to Clarity for about two or three years. My original intention was to write a very different book which included more mythical creatures, such as the Loch Ness Monster, but when [...]
