Aeaea
[eye-ee-ah] n. a mythological island said to be the home of the goddess-sorceress circe i had no mama to show me round the kitchen for she took her last breath as i took my first. my skin honeyed and caramelized kept me in the big house, away from my own, hidden from kin but not the ruthless one always hovering ... Read More
The Doctor’s Appointment
Hi there, DeVarius. D, okay then. It’s nice to meet you, uhm, D. We have? Well! I don’t… Let’s see here. Oh, back in October. Sinus infection. That’s right. I thought I remembered you. Well, I’m glad I could fit you in today. That’s what’s nice about being on campus, huh? So. Tell me what the trouble is. I see ... Read More
Emily as I Offered My Tongue as Bookmark
She is ungentle most of the time, but we’re twenty years of her never shelving me. I’m out, ribboning both sides of her curve. I like to be active & wait for her to thwap me into position ... Read More
Mr. Magnetism
lives in the forest gaps where power lines run taller than trees. He soars down these green expanses until he reaches a power station and gets juiced up again, so he can squeeze out sparks, a party trick crowd pleaser. His earliest beginnings were kid’s birthday parties until he melted a cake with the snap of a finger. Mr. Magnetism ... Read More
Teen Life on the Strip Before Urban Renewal: The Las Vegas of Virginia
The strip at East Ocean View could be divided into two parts—everything that was paved and everything that was sand.
Mayhem as Shelter
There would be one thatch, I shall call it shelter. If there isn't, Mayhem is. We’d stumble upon a pretty
Some Assembly Required
“I was a carpet before I was an onion” Frank Sauce when I started inventorying my parts ones with unknown
Pascal’s Wager
Stripped to its nub, Pascal’s Wager reads simply: You may as well believe in God, in case He really exists.
Sept 10, that year
Had our prophets gone before? Or were we not listening? That day Did language crumple into sound, again, From towers
To you, Mr. Muscle Man
I couldn’t resist turning back after you said hello when I passed by you at the voting polls. There you
Pine Siskin Sutra
The migration won’t peak for another month or so. Windswept and chill these days are and a little patience brings
Finding My Way
- AtonementThere are many ways to walk to Santiago de Compostela. One way: The French Way — Through the
Interstitial
You want to read my body of work. There is no body. There are just parts: neck, shoulder, hip, calf.