Published inScribeLoose Changethe ceiling fan clicks like a busted clock, and I’m sprawled on the couch, socks mismatched, watching her wrestle the kids into pajamas…Feb 26A response icon1Feb 26A response icon1
Published inScribeRegularsthe barstool creaks under me like it’s tired of my weight, and the whiskey’s drifted in this chipped glass — another night leaking into…Feb 24A response icon4Feb 24A response icon4
Published inScribeJust Another TuesdayI sit, watching him wither into the mattress, a body caving in on itself, breath rattling like screws at the bottom of a rusted, dented…Feb 16A response icon8Feb 16A response icon8
Published inScribeAn Illness I Couldn’t Shakeit started young — some teacher with coffee breath handed me a book, told me to open it.Feb 14A response icon6Feb 14A response icon6
Published inScribeSmile Like It’s InstinctThe machine grinds on. People shake hands. They talk about nothing and mean it. They smile like it’s instinct, like breathing, like they…Feb 10A response icon4Feb 10A response icon4
Published inScribeHe Remembers the Words, But Do They Remember Him?A poem Feb 7A response icon5Feb 7A response icon5
Published inScribeKingdom of GlassI left my hearth, the embers still aglow, casting long shadows on walls I would not see again. The wind, sharp as a freshly honed blade…Nov 22, 2024A response icon4Nov 22, 2024A response icon4
Published inScribeThe Waitingi send it off, words bled onto paper — each raw, jagged, stumbling out of me like locals from a boardwalk dive-bar on a Sunday morning.Oct 3, 2024A response icon4Oct 3, 2024A response icon4
Published inScribeMolestation of an Institutionthey sold us a dream wrapped in stars and stripes, told us we were free, told us we were strong, told us we were the light – a shining…Jul 27, 2024Jul 27, 2024
Published inScribeIn Defense of ScansionIn the silence of the classroom, I unseal the pages — well-thumbed and eager, scented with the musk of stale joy. Words, they leap…May 1, 2024A response icon5May 1, 2024A response icon5
