On Triple Decker Sandwiches and BLT’s :: She Craves a Loaf of Wonder
The buffet visited her in her dreams last night. It must have known she craved Wonder. She hesitated, then let it in. She had no choice. All other beds were … Read more
Jen Schneider
The Revolution
The revolution is a rose—
petals blood-dew
thorns in flesh—
in a garden vast as homeland—
dips her petals in the pool of blood
and holds them up to the … Read more
On that (Happiest Busiest Luckiest Loneliest) Time of the Year
Black Friday
Small Business Saturday
Soccer Sunday
Cyber Monday
Giving Tuesday
Weird Al Wed (NPR on replay)
Go Green Thursday
Is it Friday yet?
my email spirals
electronic
response nodes… Read more
“Indiana AG Asks Medical Board To Punish Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion”
The girl did not bounce off the coated man’s
knees. She dropped to the floor clawing herringbone,
remembering the suckled teat of her mother’s, her own
birth, the ocean she … Read more
Former President Trump Calls for the Termination of the Constitution, Shortly After Announcing His Re-Election Bid
A cat toys with a mouse, sprinkles
shredded cheese in its path. The mouse
sniffs the perimeter of the cheese, tempted to let
instinct and hunger take over. He resists.… Read more
Carrier of Souls
There is an owl who sits
on the shoulder of every man who takes his guns
into a nightclub, superstore, or anywhere
that life is for the taking.
When the … Read more
“None of This Had to Happen- Channeling Jane Hirschfield”
None of this had to happen. Not the argument. Not the terrible timing. Not lateness. Not the alarm that wasn’t set and not the too-late television.
The Netflix service might … Read more
A Tale of Black Friday
In the early 1950s
on the day after Thanksgiving
kicking off the holiday season
there had been so many shoppers
in downtown Philadelphia
celebrating sale prices,
overflowing the streets
bunched … Read more
On the Many Shades of Protest (& Prayer)
I. blank sheets of paper
stand like soldiers
(invisible) ink speaks *
II. police tape hugs
weeping willow’s trunk
limbs bend in prayer **
III. tourists teeter as
nightfall weeps… Read more
KFC apologizes after German Kristallnacht promotion
Is it the crisp flakey morsels that Germans consumed
before the computer system error, chicken wetted
on … Read more
Twit Live-Tweets Twit’s Own Funeral
and no one notices Twit is
not dead and is live-tweeting Twit’s
funeral because everyone
is live-tweeting Twit’s funeral.
Twit leads the procession to Twit’s
gravesite. On the way Twit … Read more
Donald Trump Has Ruined My Life
Last night’s Breaking News! had no surprises, no shocking
revelations, no human drama. Just another humdrum story
of a feckless authoritarian and his desperate need
to bask in the blaring … Read more
Failure to perform
I hear a Senator say Democracy
is a lady of the night and we are a republic
of virtue so, there is no need to count every vote
The Senator … Read more