Art
Comets

Comets

June 20, 2025 0

Exudes an atmosphere of originality and spontaneity, with a motif that is rather dark.

Painting 3159

Painting 3159

December 20, 2024 0

The hermit in the tarot sees what others see and do not see, he looks at himself, he looks forward and behind…

The Empty Mirror

The Empty Mirror

September 20, 2024 0

These photographs are of worlds built with my own hands. The concept of how space affects internal life is central to my process.

Evening Shores

Evening Shores

March 20, 2024 0

Original Watercolours
Watercolour prints on Canvas

Old Cock Road

Old Cock Road

December 20, 2023 0

Depicts a small pedestrianized street in Halifax, which links Commercial Road to Market Street.

Lost Heartbeats

Lost Heartbeats

June 20, 2023 0

Bold and high contrast colors intended to be the visual equivalent of a heartbeat, one that is lost because it was not taken.

Detached From Color

Detached From Color

June 20, 2023 0

Photography as a means of self-expression. The most important quality of a photograph, as in all art, is to evoke an emotional response.

Summer Study

Summer Study

June 20, 2022 0

Summer Study is an acrylic on canvas painting inspired by the blooms and foliage in Ontario’s national and provincial parks.

in cemento veritas

in cemento veritas

March 20, 2022 1

Clothes that survived covid 19, very similar to what survived after the 2,000-year-old catastrophic eruption of Pompeii.

Jellyfish and Microbeads

Jellyfish and Microbeads

December 20, 2021 0

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

Peppers for a Stew

December 20, 2021 0

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

Covidscapes

September 20, 2021 0

These images were done during our Covid isolation.

Time

Time

June 20, 2021 0

Time is inspired by the emotions of time. The now is where time does not exist.

A Spring Collection

A Spring Collection

March 20, 2021 0

A collection of artwork with Spring in mind.

3 Untitled Portraits of Young Men On the Verge Of Infamy

3 Untitled Portraits of Young Men On the Verge Of Infamy

December 21, 2020 0

The illustrations are done with ink on paper and all measuring @ 5″X7″.

Elvis Has Left the Building

Elvis Has Left the Building

March 20, 2020 0

This artwork uses layers of collage and mixed media to portray memory, drawing on city life, poetry, art history, and other urban influences.

Articles
The True Story

The True Story

June 20, 2025 0

A critical view of the popular “nonfiction” essay type, magazines and places where it appears, and the book version known as the long walk.

Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

March 20, 2025 0

What is flash fiction? A brief history and guide to current trends.

Mississippi Prisoners Tell Their Stories

Mississippi Prisoners Tell Their Stories

March 20, 2025 0

A review of Unit 29: Writing from Parchman Prison.

Searching for the Dark Other Side: A Review of Lindsay Hill’s Tidal Lock

Searching for the Dark Other Side: A Review of Lindsay Hill’s Tidal Lock

December 20, 2024 0

A book review of Lindsay Hill’s new novel “Tidal Lock” from McPherson & Company, published November 2024.

The Lucky Chops

The Lucky Chops

December 20, 2024 0

The Lucky Chops is a unique brass band. They play funky jazz/rock tunes and often play the New York subway platforms.

Review: Endearing Species

Review: Endearing Species

December 20, 2024 0

The fiction starts with the citation of reasons for the migration of the Nepali speaking people from the Plain areas to the hilly ones.

The Pulitzer Prize Winner

The Pulitzer Prize Winner

September 20, 2024 0

A review of the two memoirs by Frank McCourt; “Angela’s Ashes” and “Tis.” These were moving accounts of his upbringing in Limerick, Ireland.

Sex, Fascism, and So Forth

Sex, Fascism, and So Forth

September 20, 2024 0

A book review of Master Lovers from the small press Outpost 19 in San Francisco.

Modernist Poetry

Modernist Poetry

September 20, 2024 0

Modernist literature is characterized by a break with traditions of literary subjects, forms, concepts and styles.

Profiles in Honesty

Profiles in Honesty

June 20, 2024 0

A book review of Writers and Missionaries, by Adam Shatz.

Not my circus, not my monkeys  

Not my circus, not my monkeys  

March 20, 2024 0

Visiting the fascinating world of idioms and expressions and how they convey dozens of cultural subtleties and concepts.

A freelance journalist’s take on transitioning to dystopian fiction writing

A freelance journalist’s take on transitioning to dystopian fiction writing

March 20, 2024 1

The dystopian genre has produced some of history’s most iconic books, like Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World…

The Whole Wide World

The Whole Wide World

March 20, 2024 0

A review of The Whole Wide World. I was surprised that my sister did not like it all, so I tried to examine why it impacted me so much.

House of Hunger/Book Review

House of Hunger/Book Review

December 20, 2023 0

Lexi Kent-Monning’s book review of House of Hunger by Uzodinma Okehi.

Stories from the Darp

Stories from the Darp

December 20, 2023 0

A review of Pinching Zwieback, stories by Mitchell Toews.

From A Candle To A Flame To A Wildfire Of Hope

From A Candle To A Flame To A Wildfire Of Hope

September 20, 2023 0

This is a review of Mehreen Ahmed’s novel, Incandescence published by Impspired Magazine, UK and written by Chitra Gopalakrishnan.

Short Stories
The Line in the Lake

The Line in the Lake

June 20, 2025 0

Two strangers find themselves on opposite sides of an invisible line which unexpectedly guides them to a fortuitous future reunion.

The Marionettist

The Marionettist

June 20, 2025 0

When playing with dolls gets serious.

Deja Vieux

Deja Vieux

June 20, 2025 0

Martin rescues his mother from her fake armed robberies of bars, while facing down his delusions of huge black crows with metallic talons.

Bootsy

Bootsy

June 20, 2025 0

Bootsy is about a whimsical cat who can predict the future, often with disturbing conclusions. Based on true events.

A Lover’s Vengeance

A Lover’s Vengeance

June 20, 2025 2

A sequel to ‘The Devil Made us do it,’ published in Literary Heist. This pirate tale takes place about 75 years later.

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

June 20, 2025 0

CCTV cameras were in Wren’s lapartment, one of hundreds observing the brain injured residents of the Michigan Semi-Independent Living Center.

The Cage

The Cage

June 20, 2025 0

Two men in cages discuss the same conversation they’ve had for years while recognizing nothing will change for them. They are powerless.

Shade Tree Diplomacy

Shade Tree Diplomacy

March 20, 2025 2

Life is conflict. While we think we know how we’d act as we watch someone else in a dispute, when it’s us we may not be quite so sure.

The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

March 20, 2025 1

A bad start in life gives the good things that finally come a rare preciousness.

Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

March 20, 2025 0

Unlikely lovers confront technology leading to unexpected consequences within the “City by the Bay.”

Fortuna on Holiday

Fortuna on Holiday

March 20, 2025 0

Lana fears the odds are against pulling off one more criminal caper. The brash Tito seductively convinces her that she’s being superstitious.

George Turns Back

George Turns Back

December 20, 2024 0

George cannot remove his costume after a party. His actions cancel the future.

Too Soon

Too Soon

December 20, 2024 0

A young woman in a small town, has experienced the loss of her boyfriend and is uncertain as to what she has left to live for.

Small Big Picture

Small Big Picture

December 20, 2024 0

Head of a refugee camp can’t understand a woman who refuses to share a tent with a man who looks like the man who shot her husband.

Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

December 20, 2024 0

Mysterious artifacts are found inside a Mojave desert construction site leading to unexpected reunions for a contractor and his wife.

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

September 20, 2024 0

A mother’s reaction to her daughter’s unplanned pregnancy.

Poetry
In Search of Rare Earths

In Search of Rare Earths

June 20, 2025 0

On the madness of certain rulers in their search for rare earths at gunpoint.

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome

June 20, 2025 0

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome
my head is reduced to a snow globe

Noon Day Demon

Noon Day Demon

June 20, 2025 0

After is repeated because this is repeated over and over again in the US and elsewhere. Human life does not account for much. Sad but true.

My so called life

My so called life

June 20, 2025 0

A description of how my daily fight through this life feels.

Return to My Asheville

Return to My Asheville

June 20, 2025 0

Jeremy moved to Asheville less than 3 weeks before hurricane Helene hit. 9 months later, he leaves. In this poem he returns, 40 years later.

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

June 20, 2025 0

I exist on earth after my birth, and I am constantly doing something to keep my life going; if I don’t, then it is no longer worth existing.

Silent Letters

Silent Letters

June 20, 2025 0

A short diatribe against the English language.

Living out of a Van

Living out of a Van

June 20, 2025 0

Inspired by a van that is parked in a parking lot I have seen in different sections of my state and it intrigued me to write this poem.

Permission, slip

Permission, slip

June 20, 2025 0

Leaving for winter break in Florida and seeing the environment there – though beautiful – was facing the same environmental devastation.

everything closes in

everything closes in

June 20, 2025 0

Examining the proliferation of information that separates us from the fundamentals of the time and space we occupy.

Wallflowers Get Together

Wallflowers Get Together

June 20, 2025 0

The other guy had more tanks, more rifles.
And every flex of his muscle, cock of his head

Mongolian Ear Worm

Mongolian Ear Worm

June 20, 2025 0

This is about a girl you can’t get out of your head. Captivated by her beauty and intrigue, you slowly lose your mind obsessing over her.

Love Isn’t And Is

Love Isn’t And Is

June 20, 2025 0

A high fever in bed,
love goes a little bit mad.

The pen and the brush are all I have

The pen and the brush are all I have

June 20, 2025 0

An exploration of the artist’s dilemma – the guilt and necessity of creating beauty amidst unimaginable global suffering and strife.

Start Stop (There Once Were No Flowers)

Start Stop (There Once Were No Flowers)

June 20, 2025 0

A reflection on the need for understanding, mercy and discovery in all things involving other people. There is no final, or last, Stop.

Buried Prehistory

Buried Prehistory

June 20, 2025 0

I found a dinosaur buried under a boulder in the hills near the Ohio River. I wondered what he saw from his trapped perch.