I’m rarely up this early, but the electrician was scheduled to arrive at between 7:30 and 8 so I dragged myself out of my cozy bed at 7 and quickly nuked a cuppajoe from yesterday’s pot. When I nuke yesterday’s coffee, I usually add flavored creamer or a spoon of hot cocoa mix to hide…
Month: September 2026
#FF — Collector (warning: dark)
Collector It began when three-year-old Jerry watched Father drop Mother to her knees by raising an eyebrow. His developing personhood vibrated knowing that Father could exert domain over Mother so easily. Jerry’s being glows watching Father’s sway over his congregants. He notices it is only over females — and children. He spies through the peephole,…
Warts and All: An Ekphrastic Pondering
Warts and All: An Ekphrastic Pondering Sagacious-eyed, panoptic lumpy godsendPrimordial, a polar sprout, a forked tooth.A state unplaced, outside of time, alleged, A boulder rests, that’s bold yet bland. A rough sleuthIngests all dust ingredients to swirl cake,Its vortex cached with ev’ry seasoned spice sooth. In petroglyphic fashion, fetish-carved castBeyond a culture’s judgment, baking new…
