Fallen Feathers

I pulled a box closer, grabbed hold of the flaps “Wait!” thought the wing-broken bird when it opened but there in the corner it trembled, it begged for some kind of solace or rescue or way to fly out of the box in front of my face to show me its pain without leaving a trace … Continue reading →

Bell Sinker and Hook

I’m a sturgeon, not a surgeon. The “T” isn’t a mistake. I’m sure you’d prefer me to be a surgeon. I’d cut out anything dangerous and wouldn’t that be convenient for you? But no. And I’m not the leviathan either as some humans have supposed. I am a sturgeon dragging my four barbels along the river … Continue reading →

Hello, Bob

I think I finally got rid of that hideous growth on my butt.  I went to Captain Fluffy Face who told me to work it off with a computer keyboard. I bid goodbye to my left femur, though, because I discovered by mistake that my keyboard was equipped with ultra hot laser beams that could … Continue reading →

The Dance

I close my eyes. I dream of clouds, the very white ones that look like giant cotton balls. Some of them stretch wide and wispy. Some of them are compact and almost clearly defined. I imagine grabbing a few and smearing them across the blue sky, then gathering them lovingly to myself to wrap my … Continue reading →

Panic, Dreaming Big, and Calm Comes Eventually

Panic is closely related to imagination.  It’s the whole “what if” arena.  What if someone shoots me while I’m in the Subway?  What if people notice that mole on the side of my face?  What if my bum falls off?  If I just fed my kid a hot dog does that mean she’ll get cancer tomorrow? … Continue reading →

On Making Music: A Brief Impression

To compose music is to love and listen.  At first, there’s brief cacophony in fits and spasms amongst cries of small notes.  Much attention is required.  Through trial and error a note may be trained into whatever place it should go, thereby avoiding discordance later on.  Each tone, though beautiful on its own, stirs a … Continue reading →

Security, Yeah Right

We have a security system in our house and we’ll probably get rid of it soon.  So far we’ve set off several false alarms.  We even had a couple of them go off when we weren’t home, and all that happened was an obnoxious siren and a phone call with a voice recording saying, “Blah … Continue reading →

To Understand

Within this past year I’ve finally begun to call myself a writer.  I’ve been writing as a way to gain clarity and recover from wounds I’ve suffered during my life’s journey, but lately I’ve been thinking more often of how I can use my writing to help others in their own recovery processes. I’m learning … Continue reading →