My Father Leaves For Alaska

My Father Leaves For Alaska

The chill of the sudden parental departure.

Domicile of Frangible Branches

Domicile of Frangible Branches

Describe us in eternity, Eros of those running beasts Death dreamt! That seek lucidity to see the bottom of this lake where your kin’s…

This Love

This Love

This poem is a modern sonnet highlighting the love a man has for his heartthrob.

A Getaway from the Everyday

A Getaway from the Everyday

A young couple meet for their commute home on the Staten Island Ferry and discuss if joining the rat race and living an unfulfilling…

Apple of My Eye

Apple of My Eye

A narrative persona poem of young love and human callousness.

Intimacy

Intimacy

A poem about everyday love.

Thrift Store

Thrift Store

In the tradition of “Twilight Zone,” we read about Tony the trucker and his quest to get home in time for Christmas.

The Day We Met

The Day We Met

Sometimes the most unexpected sequence of events leads us to our destined path.

A Brooklyn Hug

A Brooklyn Hug

A moment of life in Brooklyn, New York.

Necessary Goodbyes

Necessary Goodbyes

Bobbie discloses an agonizing secret to her best friend and discovers that even the people you’re closest to may never really know you.

Convalescence

Convalescence

Two lovers run headlong into flames.
Fueled by a woodstove

Dying Embers

Dying Embers

How growing old extinguishes the flames of love.

Lovers who suffer

Lovers who suffer

Press their pain
Deep into their hearts

North and Central – Book Review

North and Central – Book Review

This story feels honest and real. Its natural and realistic arc will pull you in, and it will get more gritty and more desperate.

Elephant Soul

Elephant Soul

A poem about love

The Next Phase

The Next Phase

Trying to play it cool, trying to play hard-to-get, waiting excruciating days before replying to emails, worried that her