I'm often conflicted about how much to post about my son; when he was little, I was didn't have social media and I was always concerned about not putting photos. But ,I wrote about him a lot and I still do, because he's so central to my life and my thoughts . I try toContinue reading "Graduation Day"
That’s How Strong My Love Is
Blast from the past, thought I’d post a tale from my first collection of short stories, Bothering the Coffee Drinkers. The book came out in 2007 on the Canopic Press, earned a Independent Publisher Award nomination and became a nice counterpoint on music tours of the day as I’d break between sets to read somethingContinue reading "That’s How Strong My Love Is"
Right On Time
Here’s another Kansas City ramble. I’ve always been a baseball fan, and a bit of a history buff and an early reader of Negro League Baseball histories. Back in the day, there was only one really good work out there, a book by Robert Peterson called Only the Ball Was White. I wrote a songContinue reading "Right On Time"
Door is Ajar – Three New Poems
Chuffed to have three new poems of mine appear in the Issue 32 Fall 2024 edition of the excellent literary journal, Door is Ajar - “Grilled Cheese," "Coin Laundry," and "Sawgrass". They are repurposed here, but pick up a print copy, if you can, support the work, and dig into all the fine writers therein, talented scribesContinue reading "Door is Ajar – Three New Poems"
Bird Lives
RIP, Charlie Parker. Reportedly, Bird told his wife, “please don’t let them bury me in Kansas City” . And, there he lies, with his mother, lonely, isolated, up on a hill, behind a iron rusty gate I had to move in order to drive down a potholed gravel road and reach the site. A small signContinue reading "Bird Lives"
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