Jellyfish and Microbeads
By pairing the natural with the unnatural, I create a subtle awareness of the plastic pollution crisis. Mixed media watercolor on paper.
Peppers for a Stew
This is a watercolor of three peppers in orange, yellow, and red being cut up to be put in a meat stew with other vegetables.
Covidscapes
These images were done during our Covid isolation.
Time
Time is inspired by the emotions of time. The now is where time does not exist.
A Spring Collection
A collection of artwork with Spring in mind.
3 Untitled Portraits of Young Men On the Verge Of Infamy
The illustrations are done with ink on paper and all measuring @ 5″X7″.
Elvis Has Left the Building
This artwork uses layers of collage and mixed media to portray memory, drawing on city life, poetry, art history, and other urban influences.
Diversity Dance
Celebrating the differences. Acrylic and charcoal on canvas.
Birdhouse in the Birches
A quiet scene from the Reiffel Bird Sanctuary on the Fraser River Estuary, near Vancouver, B.C.
In cemento veritas
Paintings and sculptures.
Garcia Lorca
Drawing of Garcia Lorca.
Ribbon
White paper clay sculptures, various designs.
A vein of gold in Paris
Using a tilt-shift lens and post-processing for the colors, I created this photo of a Paris street that looks like a vein of gold.
Quirks and Quiddities
All about the dangers of soil erosion in Bangladesh, the fate of farmers, and what is being done to prevent it.
Lost in the Fog
It is about the unholy creation, existence, liberation, and legacy of the Nazi death camps as documented by “Night and Fog.”
Living is also about Learning to Die
Learning to die is the beginning of living.
An ARTistic Ride
From Stanley Park and Yaletown, to Granville Island and False Creek, I share eight of my favorites over the years.
On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)
A look at the current literary scene as someone sees it (mainly).
Did Frodo Make it to Mordor or Not?
One Courageous Translator Kept Readers in the Soviet Union Waiting Years to Find out
Book Review – The Hill by Ali Bryan
A book review of Ali Bryan’s new novel, The Hill.
The Pros and Cons of Ghostwriting
There are pros and cons to ghostwriting, which this article aims to elaborate on.
The Making of a Martyr: George Floyd & the Cycle of History
Locations and contexts of sub-human brutalities.
Reclaiming Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The adaptation and reclaiming of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Something Remains
When inspiration is gone something remains, writing.
A Bad Man’s Good Book: An Appreciation
An appreciation of Russian writer Aleksandr Chakovsky, who, despite being a loathsome Stalinist toady, wrote at least one really good book.
Procrastination
A short personal essay on vulnerability and the writing process.
Crying
The central character’s grief following the death of his wife is made more complicated by her deathbed confession of marital infidelity.
The Carnival
Rowan McArthur has always wanted to run his own carnival to delight and frighten his small village. He will give anything to have it.
Los Imperiales
A family trust shields a tiny town from the ‘winds of change’.
My Call
My Call is about a predator who uses a phone call to terrify and capture a victim.
It Can Wait
London. May, 1916. Harry Strange makes a momentous decision. He fears his wife’s reaction, but in his angst, he overlooks an important occasion.
One Drop
Conner cheats on his wife on gay sex apps, but he doesn’t believe he’s gay.
Nine Lives
Cats don’t have nine lives any more than humans do.
It took an old vegetable seller…
Coming to terms that being rich and well off does not mean that you are a human being.
Sand and Ash
Desert winds whip up memories of unrequited love and a reunion for a young woman.
The Last Pandemic
When concern over politics becomes more important than health.
Avakal’s Call
Showing her newfound magickal prowess to the ruler of Avakal, Sana is forced to confront her true enemy.
November Seventeenth
A special day in the life of a working couple whose relationship is fraying under the stress caused by one partner’s success.
Complicity
Unfortunately, sometimes self-awareness arrives long after the opportunity to make a difference.
Memories
A poem about the things we remember and those we forget.
Protection or Suffocation
Musings on choices, metaphorical or philosophical; deciding between extremes.
Learning to Forgive
“Learning to Forgive” is a poem about learning to forgive an abusive father.
Different Chills
A winter poem
An American Experience
While I waited at roadside I thought,
why not try some loveliness.
Who are we?
Are we
who we were
cain’s daughter
Some sacrifices will always be unacceptable.
The Last Poem
It is written this last poem,
Words put on a page like blood on the sidewalk
Burnt Time
Life has expanded exponentially, beyond time and the mundane, beyond the universe, even beyond death itself.
Rollbacks
A poem against capitalism.
Kingdom of the Polar bear
Superb hunter on snow and ice
Roaming frozen seas
The Lost Dreams
This poem depicts the story of three children in the slums of India.
Pasta al sugo
‘Pasta al sugo’ is a love dedication to my dead uncle, who was killed by HIV in the early 90s. His braveness shaped who I am today.