Centered on the often chaotic and ridiculous nature of existence.
Superlatives
Tag: death
From here on in:soaring
In memory of Gordon Lightfoot passing.
Making Friends the Deadly Way
Can you recall a time when you didn’t fit in? Tyrone finds a path to popularity, only to discover its source bursting with radiation.
Marilyn In Miles
“Marilyn In Miles” is my attempt to process the loss of my stepmother, Marilyn, who died from cancer last summer.
This Time of Year
A reflective piece of poetry, that asks the what-ifs of this life, pondering the duality of life and death and missed opportunities.
Please
please do not bleed,
not right now.
I Dreamed I Closed My Eyes Forever
This is a poem about a dream I really had.
Flight AWE613
Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.
Irene and June
A darkly comic story about two elderly friends in a retirement home. What is truth and what is imagination?
We Swamp Creatures
The joys, or otherwise, of the swamp.
Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes
A former librarian is hired as a secret agent with her government, and all hell breaks out.
The Contract Broken
Voltaire and Rousseau discuss where modern society is going wrong.
Brilliant Blue
A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.
Inferno’s Frozen Circle
This is a poem written to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante (2021).
The World is Broken
The increasing gun violence in America and the world. Teenagers with guns shooting other children.
Taps – The Final Salute
My brother’s military funeral in the pouring rain.