Safe WordThe air was choking mad, like a lover ignoring safe words because they weren’t said loud enough. Deep breaths strangled out, and speaking…Apr 26Apr 26
Lamb of God…and so it became apparent to me that each of us is a consequence of Life’s own ‘contempt of self,’ its loathing over its own meaningless…Apr 4Apr 4
Ashes, AshesDriving to White Sands, the Southwest is the bottom of a dried ocean. The history of the planet in my rearview juxtaposes the semi-recent…Apr 4Apr 4
mergerLying on the empty road at Black Canyon NP. Eyes poisoned with psilocybin starbursts. A mild trip, to say the least, enough to watch The…Apr 4Apr 4
The PlateFor days, or weeks, maybe longer, I don’t even know … a sadness had wedged itself between us.Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Snow WhiteI was probably wrong to conclude that the old man sitting on a huge rock surrounded by dozens of birds, squirrels, & marmots had seen the…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Neck of the Moon: Cotopaxi 2017“There’s nothing as sacred as a partnership forged by shared risk and uncertainty, failure and success.” — Mark TwightMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022
EucaristíaThe young man behind me plays an awful cello. Sour notes litter the alleyway. I’m thinking about Jack Kerouac’s “México City Blues” as I…Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
