Park Avenue to Park Bench
Park Avenue to Park Bench
Sharing a bench with a stranger and ignoring each other is not unusual in this crowded…
Voices
Knock: strike a surface noisily to attract attention, collide with, strike someone or something so that they…
Let My People Go!
The term “human trafficking” or “trafficking in persons” (TIP) often draws raised eyebrows and skeptical…
Being Nice
For many years, I was subject to depression and debilitating allergies that so enervated me, getting out of bed in…
Rules Schmules
Rules Schmules
“I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs...” ~Stephen King, On Writing
Yes, Mr.…
The Maying
It was a bleak year, and a bleaker month that began the Maying. There was some employment to be had at the…
Holiday in Hell
I’m awakened by the familiar screeching sound of rubber on tarmac. Instead of arriving home from a tropical holiday…
What Makes Certain Art Famous?
What Makes Certain Art Famous?
Artist Paul Cezanne spoke to the question when he said: "A work of art which did…
Do You Admire Those Who Stare?
Do You Admire Those Who Stare?The moon - it is full, lighting up the night
Cornstalks were touching the…
Criticality 24: Chipshot
After a week or so of laying low, Chipshot decided to venture out in civilian clothing to observe the results of…
Where Would We Be Without Words?
Where Would We Be Without Words?
We create with words. Even non-writers create worlds, meanings, stories with…
Odin Wolf’s Wail
In the fashion of wolves Odin though now shalt see. For the night has come fast, behold the royal owl, He alone…
Jodie Pierce
I am from Lakewood, Ohio and have married the man of my dreams. I currently have 10 published books both…
Making Marriage Work
Pimping out Love in Poetry Poem…Some love affairs go on too long in our heads, the truth is we poets can easily…
A One Page Presentation
A One Page Presentation
The day I had finished my last book, I had three weeks to get all the details for a…