Common Ground
I could smell your flattened body torn across this dry rocky tar, my metallic fingers peeled your tail upward like a strawberry pancake. But my bag fills not with roadkill. My mind fills not with shame. How you climbed those rocks those cables those walls and those trees. How your tail flicked across those last traces of sunlight. Along these […]
In Hollow Luster
The body of this young woman curves throughout my reflection. Don’t let this scent take shape. Don’t let these tight, smooth walls take me further. My wife in our home making dinner. Our life together is good. But this girl She floors without pressing She reaches without moving. How we could fall this night without gravity. Don’t […]
Give ‘Em Hugs While You Can
Stink was trampled by a horse on Saturday night – it just happened out of nowhere, as horrible accidents often do. Despite the shock, and all the howling and pain, he managed to survive, and I’m thrilled, to put it mildly, that he’s suffered only a bad limp. We’re learning and we’re lucky – we […]
On the Third Anniversary of My Father’s Passing
Many of you still ask about my dad, so here’s his obituary, penned by my marvelous sister, Lauren. Actually this image represents the outside pages of the funeral program that we put together. Lauren and I did things as a team then and we still do. Dad would love that. Losing him provides us with […]
I’m Assuming That, Yes, They Are Hard To Put In
Upon finishing story time the other night, I couldn’t help noticing this advertisement. I’m assuming that, yes, they are hard to put in. After taking it in, ladies, I want to offer you a long-overdue apology – not only for this particular ad but also for all the other unhelpful nonsense thrown at you during […]
Not Only Mother’s Day
I want to send my love out to you moms out there, including my irreplaceably dear own. I’d also like to send an abundance of love to those of you who’ve lost a child, and to those of you who’ve hoped to become parents thus far. I find it hard to grasp how lucky we […]
Real Madness: The Racket That Is the NCAA
What better time to learn more about the racket that is the NCAA than a night off from March Madness. For years we’ve hated the BCS – albeit mainly out of self-interest (to see a tournament of the best teams, etc) – but the BCS is only a minor example of nonsense and corruption overseen […]
On The Passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Set aside that the United States is the world’s leading jailer, that despite claiming only 5% of the world’s population, our government is responsible for 25% of the world’s prisoners. Set aside that when it comes to caging humans, the “Land of the Free” blows away the rest of the world, including China, Russia, North […]
The Gall of Richard Sherman
I must say I found Richard Sherman’s post-game interview refreshing, even grounding. She mad. Anyone who’s been around let alone competed in high level sports has either condoned or embraced the intensity that athletes carry, be it in their locker rooms, on the field, between games, etc. Aside from carefully edited video and audio, we […]
A Poem for Stinky on His Fifth Birthday
five by me thirty-five by you still my number one and now my elder that leg up you’ve sought finally come true but as you grow and as you go i beg this flows as ever-soothing prose: For as long as I’ve raised you I’ve looked up to you. your energy so fluid your company […]
