Bio

 

Michael Braswell is a retired university teacher from East Tennessee State University and former prison psychologist who taught courses on ethics and justice, human relations and social justice. He has published books on justice issues and the spiritual journey as well as several short story collections and two novels. His poetry has been published in a variety of publications including Literary Heist, Foreshadow, Red Dirt Forum, Feed the Holy, and Mobius. His most recent books are The Memory of Grace, Gracious Plenty, and When Jesus Came to the Cracker Barrel.

 

Trigger Warning

While silent stares of starving children
wash across evening news,
we wonder how much
to tip the waiter
for filet mignon?

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