Often age teaches usWhat experience doesn’tTo take life’s vagaries with a pinch of saltOff your mother’s,Cousin’s, or friend’s kitchen tableWhile … More
Tag: change
Outlier
He said he never read his own booksonce they were written, done and dusted. He found the words on the … More
Flipside
Dear wife, How many years has it been I call you that? Probably the day we began courting years ago. … More
Surrogate
In my twenties,I’d see a hot French guyAnd get carried with gay abandonAn urgent needTo love too muchOr do too … More
The Errant Wisp
Vilhelm Hammershoi’s sister Anna has worn her hair in the exact same fashion for the past forty-odd years – gathered … More
Letter No 730
Dear Sarla No. 730 Last afternoon a little girl came into our store looking for candy. She couldn’t decide between … More
Any Other Day
I enter the café at lunch hour and make myself at home. I spread my jacket on the back of … More
Confusion
On a walkat 6 am today,cool wind strokes my skin.just fifty steps aheadabrupt hot airblasts cheek, nose.a hot-cold tango.one leads, … More
The Bird
Dear Laura It was a simple breakfast really, as far as breakfasts go. Poached egg, a slice of toast, jam, … More
Transition
In summer,feet crunching on dried leavesI’d rush up to hug herand we’d talk rapidlyour eyes wildfire, arms linkedlike two serpents, … More