Month: August 2024
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Trail of Tears Beans
“This historic heirloom was carried from Georgia to Oklahoma by members of the Cherokee Nation who were banished from their…
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The Generosity Paradox
Each week for one hour I tutor a third grader who is struggling with her reading comprehension. I do this…
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Believe
I.We suppress the collective realization thatwe’re all fools, some of us raging &some only somewhat so, but foolsnonetheless. Yet, we…
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Under the Maple Trees
After the poem “Noon” by Louise GlückThey’re older — elderly, really,but still before dying:that space of knowing imminent departureprior to…
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Breakers
The blond tabby dartsacross boiling asphalt, hustlesits haunches right at the end before the curb & the whiteCadillac swallows it whole.Could…
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Free Lunch
Watch a man in a hot dog eating contest:He soaks the bun in water and bringsit soggy to his mouth.…
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The Perfect Victim
He wouldn’t have stolen cigarillos when he was 16.He wouldn’t have posed on Instagram with his hands held like that.He…
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A Writer in Iowa
I’ve been down a roadwith wheat stacked on both sides,so I thank God for the scattered hillsand the small town…
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A Man in Ted’s Position
“The man in the next bed died last night,”are the first words out of Ted’s mouth.”And the guy in the…
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Spinning
argent agents of the night, spidershave no need for stargazing;I wonder still if they scrutinizethose shrouded skiesand fantasize—capture comets, never…