Bill Renwind was content. Sure, the world was falling to pieces. The sickness was raging through the country. […]
It’s time, I thought. Time for me to make that sound the curtain makes as I push the […]
My mother’s shoes
I wear your soles now,
step out on your heel
and point to the future
in your old leather toes…
“If I’m called from class, behave yourselves. Otherwise, the Monitor will wreak vengeance.”
Blood is in the air
Blood is in the eyes
Blood is in my tears
When you see me cry
A rosebush of calm
A shrub of rest
A plant of good
And trees of soft
It’s time to go home. My generosity of spirit splutters on its last breath. My bone of righteousness […]
Tonight the stars are worried. They know what’s coming tomorrow. They know the sound that will be born…
There she was, with her dark pixie cut, a glittering bracelet on her naked arm resting on the back of the tub. My Aussie angel in the bath…
When I’m gone
Who will be there to say my name?
I’m alone
The top is the loneliest place
And then, assembled around the room, there you are. All of you…
I am tired of refreshing the inbox on my email. I recognize the feeling arriving with repeated clicks […]
If in some future heaven
I could slide into a red-vinyl booth
In the corner of an empty diner
And watch The King spoon sugar into his coffee…
Our Nomadic lifestyle has made us resistant to nostalgia. When we heard the news, we looked at each […]
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