Fortuna on Holiday

Fortuna on Holiday

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

Just Another Poet

Just Another Poet

Just another poet. There will always be another poet to take my place.

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Birthday Dad

Written on my father’s 100th birthday. Even though he left this world many years ago, he will never be forgotten by me.

Too Soon

Too Soon

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.

Sylvia’s Eulogy

Sylvia’s Eulogy

The coldness of the premature loss of a beloved.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

Inspired from the verse “Requiescat” written by an Anglo-Irish poet. Chrysanthemum, however, is dedicated to my late grandmother.

In My Will

In My Will

In my will, there will be a pinball machine. A renovated jukebox from American Pickers, a cable TV show. For the taverns, bars…

Bend and Break

Bend and Break

Love leaving one broken, like letting a partner hold your self worth, which so easily can be given away but is nearly impossible to get back.

Children Play Among Ruins of War

Children Play Among Ruins of War

Describes how children play even in the horrific circumstances of war alongside the scars and fears that haunt them.

Still Among The Dead

Still Among The Dead

This poem came in a fever dream and has haunted me ever since.

On Her Last Night

On Her Last Night

A deathbed elegy.

the devil’s fingers

the devil’s fingers

a murderer
doesn’t realize

April’s Foul Day

April’s Foul Day

This is a short story on grief and loss.

Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?

Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?

The accidental death of a child and the impact upon his family and his father’s lover.

Woowo

Woowo

A teenage girl learns of her grandfather’s horrifying death.

Night Shift

Night Shift

A cynical store clerk working the night shift refuses to assist a 14-year-old prostitute who is later murdered by her pimp.