Message in a Book-Shaped Bottle
I have a purple, suede-topped book engraved with the word “journal” in all capital letters. This is the journal I
Category: writing
Love Letters and Candy Hearts, Part III
The other night I sat waiting in a coffee shop for a friend. The tables in this particular shop are
Love Letters and Candy Hearts, Part II
All you need is love, food, water, maybe aspirin as you clutch your head between sweaty palms, too nervous to
Love Letters and Candy Hearts, Part I
I love Love, its strangeness, its capability to stretch, expand, burst. Love plummets, dives, floats—sometimes, dotes, speaking in foreign tongues
Not-So-Great Expectations
My Valentine’s Day for this year will be quick, painless, and without romance. My day will start at 7 a.m.
Slip and Fall…and Sing
In Boston, it is very cold. It rains. Rain turns to ice. Ice melts into puddles. It snows. The water
The Skeleton Selection, Part III
So this next, and final, portion of the Skeleton Selection (and if you are interested, Part I and Part II)
The Skeleton Selection, Part II
Here is the second installment of the Skeleton Selection with an on-the-spot about love and zombies (Valentine’s Day is right
The Skeleton Selection, Part I
As I write this, I’m sitting on a train. It is 10:28 p.m. The dark is speckled with house lights
Slam
I’ve never written a slam poem before. Never tried. Never wanted to try. But I was so impressed with my