What the War Gave Back

What the War Gave Back

An elderly man carries grief across a lifetime, until time bends and the past returns what it once took.

Calculated Chaos

Calculated Chaos

The protagonist is primed for the chaos of cultural deconstruction that defines his place in this materialistic cesspool of human suffering.

October

October

Describes October weather, Halloween. and its accompaniments. There is, however, an underlying current of unrest running through the poem. 

Truth Never Fails

Truth Never Fails

Perseverance, honesty, and righteousness have the power to overcome injustice.

Grace

Grace

Finding a pet that you did not know you needed.

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

Exploring the moral conflict between a father and his son during the final years of the communist regime in Romania.

A Poem Because Of Helen

A Poem Because Of Helen

This poem is dedicated to the last cut cord of wood. To the hobgoblins behind insomnia’s pressboard paneling.

The Gardener

The Gardener

Following a family’s long-time gardener, Westin Yeled who discovers something that haunts him, and rocks his tiny world.

Homonyms

Homonyms

A tongue-in-cheek description of the use of homonyms in the English language.

The Last Caller

The Last Caller

Hard-living Jack Stone is celebrating another year of cheating death, but his New Year’s Eve is interrupted by a most unexpected visitor.

It’s Bizarre

It’s Bizarre

In memory of Mike Brogden, Professor of Criminology in Liverpool and Belfast, amongst other things.

nightcall

nightcall

An invitation.