Acequia Madre
The beauty and terror of desert life. Continue reading Acequia Madre
Not Born But Built
An origin story written in beautiful code. Continue reading Not Born But Built
Two Poems
Canine tracks narrow and converge
at a carbon-ash circle of rodent skulls… Continue reading Two Poems
Two Poems
The moon a blister as the heat turns over. The roots
of their trees will sleep underwater for weeks. I clean… Continue reading Two Poems
Three Poems
once, when the city shut into darkness, they would
have watched the stars all night. he would have named… Continue reading Three Poems
The House on Pienza Road
A grieving man’s affair with his real estate agent. Continue reading The House on Pienza Road
Entanglement
A pair of scientists experiment with a dangerous new mode of transportation. Continue reading Entanglement
Somnambulist’s Hymn
Last night,
during some moonlit hour… Continue reading Somnambulist’s Hymn
Horizon of Expectations
The author visits an Eduardo Paolozzi exhibit. Continue reading Horizon of Expectations
Three Poems
Before Abandonment:
Dance of sugar ants dance of the double winged… Continue reading Three Poems
Ultimate Cause
My mother left a silence at rest, breathing slow
between the four walls of our apartment… Continue reading Ultimate Cause
Dear Collar
Septic backed into the cellar again;
the garden half-tilled… Continue reading Dear Collar
The Walk Away
A sheriff meets a young man in a local cemetery. Continue reading The Walk Away
What is Possible
Revolution is one thing to observe, but another to live through. Continue reading What is Possible
The Origin
Shut off the sun. No, not dusk in cusp
of new moon, but an entirety of light… Continue reading The Origin
Night Tales
If the dreams stopped soldiering,
would I tell? Continue reading Night Tales
Some Lies are Worth Believing
He is trying. Trying. And I am trying.
Like midnight swimmers, we are trying not to drown alone… Continue reading Some Lies are Worth Believing
Beacon Beach
Above the sea’s churlish waves, thunder breaks.
Plumes of foam churn against onyx rocks… Continue reading Beacon Beach
Forbidden Zone
The abandoned city of Varosha reflects the power and the limits of human conflict. Continue reading Forbidden Zone
I Walk My Road at Dusk
Now is the hour between: light dances
animal-eyed among the trees. Every bending… Continue reading I Walk My Road at Dusk
Shadows of Auschwitz
Liesl Wolfe, citizen of an alternate post-war Germany, considers the revolution. Continue reading Shadows of Auschwitz
Helping Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities to Flourish by Marilyn Martin
Does a label help or hinder? Continue reading Helping Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities to Flourish by Marilyn Martin
“Raising Dion” Raises the Stakes
A fresh premise with character-focused storytelling urges traditional comics in a new direction. Continue reading “Raising Dion” Raises the Stakes
What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
The case of a missing child manages to unravel the lives of everyone involved. Continue reading What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan