A satire of the querying process, inspired by the children's classic Are You My Mother?
“Are You My Agent?”
Tag: creative
Chipping Away
A poem about intimacy.
Spooky Halloween Poems – “In Bed”
The third entry in our scary little poem series https://youtu.be/Ru4fUbotUcU
New Hill Lane – Beginning a Story with a Place
I wrote this recently as the possible opening for an untitled orphanage project that I've otherwise shelved, but it's a perfect example of one of my favorite ways to commence and build a story: beginning with a setting. Please enjoy! New Hill Lane never grew used to the attention. Jutting from the apex of a … Continue reading New Hill Lane – Beginning a Story with a Place
“Your Favorites” – Day 30 of National Poetry Month
Dryer balls and midnight tea, Organic soaps, our indoor tree, 12 grain and seed bread (sugar free), I never thought this way. Now wind chime shells and flat sole shoes, And plans for Fifth Element tattoos, And where we’ll take that couple’s cruise When nothing’s in our way, Like busy bees who hate to roam, … Continue reading “Your Favorites” – Day 30 of National Poetry Month
“Habits” – Day 24 of National Poetry Month
Tomorrow is another day To lose the war another way To flub the words you’d like to say To fail again and run away To think your thoughts are all cliche To hate the game, refuse to play To learn your hairs are turning gray To hide the face you won’t display To sleep in … Continue reading “Habits” – Day 24 of National Poetry Month
“The Tides” – Day 23 of National Poetry Month
Leveling Piled salty waves Consistent swells Crashing By the moon Tidal certainty Eroding My bare shore Heavy blows Unyielding Until the shoreline Is not April 23th, 2019
“Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
The circus took me in and gave me bread. They stashed me in the dining car And taught me how to work and where to lay my head. I took in every word they said But found it so bizarre: The circus took me in and gave me bread. My family, if they cared, assumed … Continue reading “Villanelle of Career Choice” – Day 16 of National Poetry Month
The Favoring Wind 