I. The weeds need pulling—for the sake of the crop. The little two-by-five foot plot at the edge of yard, in the only section that gets any dependable light, is overrun after another week of neglect. Grasping handfuls of the unwanted shoots I wonder the purpose of weeds, if they are knowingly belligerent,…
Tag: Literature
“Don’t Look Now, the Universe is Laughing”
“Don’t Look Now, the Universe is Laughing” by Will Carlson At some point in our lives everyone meets at Starbucks. It’s true. In 1997 an experiment was conducted by Professor Maxwell Sloan of Loyola University to test his theory. For five years at the college’s campus franchise two blocks away from his office Dr. Sloan…
Enlightenment
April 23, 1998 Thursday I finally made it over to the university library tonight. I had wanted to make the trip for over a week, and I finally wanted to so bad that I was able to get of my bed and go. The first book I looked for was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass….
“Free”
written 1999 How many layers are you under, brother? If you cannot move then how will you plunder? You make me think of the man of TV Who speaks of fighting free wars for a fee And if the marksman plugs the holes We all get custard with our rolls
“The Clock Stopped”
written 1999 Misfits I know, burbling on an open day Misfits below, sipping their cares away Taken with targets and the one painted on me Selling their bullets and buying the breeze Madmen I’ve met, speaking of incoming flack Madmen offset, ready to defend with jinny sack Concerned with only saving the sugar supply Dripping on…
A Letter to Kurt Vonnegut, Never Received, on Account of His Death
written and sent March 30, 2007 Dear Mr. Vonnegut, I will not take much of your time, as we understand there is not much time left to be taken. I want to thank you for being a voice to me since I first encountered your works a few years ago. You see, I discovered a…
Ironclad
First, now that I have finished some, thoughts on The Red Tent: Anita Diamant treats each character fairly and compassionately. The only real villain so far, up to the second part has been Laban. The weaving the ties and bindings of the family, the fights and feuds of Leah and Rachel, are very well…
“The Tale of the Two Deaths”
written December 4, 1996 I had known the outcome of my incarceration the moment of my capture. Being an officer of higher rank, I was relegated, along with several of my comrades, to the fortification of Los Cuevos. At the the sound of those words I knew my fate my secured. Los Cuevos was…
“Djuna Barnes”
Pencil
“Washington Irving”
Pencil and Inks
“Mary Shelley”
Pencil and Inks
“Poe”
Pencil and Inks
No One Will Believe You 