The Bald Wonder

An excerpt from The Katya Chronicles Why must it always come down to that? Didn’t they know he had connections … Continue reading The Bald Wonder

Poetry

Fine Wine

Wine should be savored like a grand epic filtered throughout with barely audible hints of blackberry and currant, joined among … Continue reading Fine Wine

Poetry

Wonder Bread and Klingons

We grew up in a quiet town surrounded by four lakes.Sometimes we’d go hiking and swimming at the fourth lake, since … Continue reading Wonder Bread and Klingons

Poetry

Meadow Pause

Meadow Pause is what he called it. But Meadow Pause made me feel like a confused, overheated cow pausing in … Continue reading Meadow Pause

Poetry

Ft. Shafter Ladies

Pacific golden plovers Do a hopscotch dance, Parade on dense fairways through sprinklers advance. Stalked by a female tribe swinging … Continue reading Ft. Shafter Ladies

Poetry

Wild Catch

It was hot again that night, on an isle of sea and sand. A small wild girl sat fishing, scraped … Continue reading Wild Catch

Poetry

Da Cockroach Times—February 20th, 2009

A cockroach militia lives underground in my plumbing. Peeking at me from behind drain stops, waiting for the last light … Continue reading Da Cockroach Times—February 20th, 2009

Poetry

The Legend of Paka and Noe

Noe, Noe, Noe, his piercing cry, bursts out in the tranquil nightThe male bullfrog jug-o’-rums near the pond. He is half … Continue reading The Legend of Paka and Noe

Poetry

What Colors Do You Breathe

I inhale a rainbow. And I exhale a blue languageof nouns and verbs.My syntaxfrozen in the stratospherehigh above the observatory, … Continue reading What Colors Do You Breathe

Poetry

Big Island

Chain of Craters Road closed due to the eruption posted at entrance. … Volcanic river erupts spewing smoke and ash … Continue reading Big Island