Zombifurcation
At the Nightsun writing conference in Frostburg, MD, last weekend, I had the privilege of performing a reading of fiction and poetry. Here’s an audio clip from the event, along with the text for one of...
View ArticleLife is a Poem
This poem got a lot of attention on twitter today, so I thought I’d embed it here for posterity. #PoemYourLifelife is a poemthat does not rhyme;so poems existto organize time– free verse wants to be...
View ArticleThe Gobbling
THE GOBBLING It was a normal Thanksgiving meal like any other, until I heard the gobbling from the kitchen, where my mother was checking on a pie. The sound refused to cease. One by one my family...
View ArticleFive More Ways I’d Prefer Not to Die
Available in Paperback! This past fall, one of my favorite releases was 555 Vol. 2: This Head, These Limbs, put out by Carrion Blue 555. Every story in this book is 55 words a piece; every author in...
View ArticleCan’t Fight This Feeding
I can’t fight this feeding any longer And yet I’m still afraid to let it show What started out as small waist, has grown larger I only wish they made much bigger burritos I belt myself but I can’t hold...
View ArticleJoltober 2018
I often intermittently post dark poetry and sick “very short stories” (sometimes called #vss) on social media, but to celebrate Halloween season this year, I’ve decided to post a new “jolt” each day...
View ArticleFiling Jointly — a tax crime poem for 30 Days of The 5-2
Filing Jointly No matter what the Fed says, we always put the tax deadline in the calendar on the 14th so it sounds like a Valentine’s Day date to review our year in April. This year is special...
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