Six Prose Poems in Mackinaw Review. We Live in PurpleWe live in the not-dark, almost-dark that casts no shadows, that is all shadow, that pops with graffiti saying I was here, I was here, I was here, and smells like the groan and moan of a back alley in the rain, fresh as French fields... Continue Reading →

Ekphrastic inspired by Katja Lang's "Cloud Shadows" and published in Ekphrastic Review May24. Katja Lang's painting and story below: Shadows in the Clouds I bought it.  I had to. The first time I saw it, the painting called to me, instantly captivating, pulling me in to its restful embrace. Black and white and grays of soft solitude,... Continue Reading →

Published in the April issue of Ghost Parachute. ARTIST CREDIT: Dimitri Gregorio is an artist living in Orlando, FL. Find more of his work on Instagram @dimitrigregorio. I turn on the garbage disposal, and feel the icy shiver pulling my hand down. It tickles. Taunts. Tempts me to stick my fingers inside. By accident on purpose.... Continue Reading →

Published in Mr Bull. Image by Raventhorne from Pixabay Copied from Mr Bull journal. Resting Eyes If my grandfather hadn’t uncharacteristically mentioned fatigue on the horse ride back from surveying the new fence beyond the hill, if he hadn’t lain down on the porch bench and covered his face with his hat, if my uncle hadn’t asked what... Continue Reading →

Teeny tiny poem "long story short" & 11 pieces of art (photography, hybrids, erasures, etc) in Issue Spring 24 of Ink In Thirds.

Erasure poetry from "On the House" published in StreetCake Magazine - Issue 89. “On the House” collection: This collection of erasure poems transformed an old copy of a 1949 novel by Mary Lasswell, “On the House”. It is a novel full of humor and, while each page is stand-alone, the tone is overall humorous and... Continue Reading →

Collaboration with Kelli - erasure of her prose poem - in Wild Roof Journal. Screenshot

The Ever-After of Hunters Forever Lost in the Forest in Your Impossible Voice It beats being locked in, I guess, but it’s still a prison, and we jailors are as imprisoned as those we guard, though our floors are the serrapilheira of decomposing leaves and branches crawling with insects and the tiny animals that feed off of... Continue Reading →

Published in The Gooseberry Pie Literary Journal - 6-sentence stories! Reverse magic is when the huge green park that was half woods, half prairie, becomes little more than a scattering of trees on a square the size of most suburban private yards. When the boulder that tripped your bike two days after your father removed training... Continue Reading →

Erasure of a letter written to Mary Oliver (to which she responded) published in Bending Genres. ~ Erasure of letter written to Mary RuefleWhen I talk to you in my headYou’re offendedNow when I read about youWhen something is reminiscentWhen engaging with your whyYou are joyThank you