Lana fears the odds are against pulling off one more criminal caper. The brash Tito seductively convinces her that she’s being superstitious.
Fortuna on Holiday
Tag: death
Just Another Poet
Just another poet. There will always be another poet to take my place.
Happy Birthday Dad
Written on my father’s 100th birthday. Even though he left this world many years ago, he will never be forgotten by me.
Too Soon
A young woman in a small town, has experienced the loss of her boyfriend and is uncertain as to what she has left to live for.
Sylvia’s Eulogy
The coldness of the premature loss of a beloved.
Chrysanthemum
Inspired from the verse “Requiescat” written by an Anglo-Irish poet. Chrysanthemum, however, is dedicated to my late grandmother.
In My Will
In my will, there will be a pinball machine. A renovated jukebox from American Pickers, a cable TV show. For the taverns, bars…
Bend and Break
Love leaving one broken, like letting a partner hold your self worth, which so easily can be given away but is nearly impossible to get back.
Children Play Among Ruins of War
Describes how children play even in the horrific circumstances of war alongside the scars and fears that haunt them.
Still Among The Dead
This poem came in a fever dream and has haunted me ever since.
On Her Last Night
A deathbed elegy.
the devil’s fingers
a murderer
doesn’t realize
April’s Foul Day
This is a short story on grief and loss.
Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?
The accidental death of a child and the impact upon his family and his father’s lover.
Woowo
A teenage girl learns of her grandfather’s horrifying death.
Night Shift
A cynical store clerk working the night shift refuses to assist a 14-year-old prostitute who is later murdered by her pimp.