Forever Ernest
Elephant Island, April 24 1916 Dear Emily, If you ever read this letter, you probably know that I have perished at sea. You know I always loved you; but only […]
Elephant Island, April 24 1916 Dear Emily, If you ever read this letter, you probably know that I have perished at sea. You know I always loved you; but only […]
Sogi wrote: life in this world just like a temporary shelter from a winter shower The brevity and the shelter are calling to me in this rare haiku, it is […]
morning again first rooster calling again and again — Linked to Carpe Diem — January 20, 2014
Lying on my bed, in constant apparition of the hungry hinges of a crying door. Foggy lantern paints cadaverous sheen on puckered skin and sunken skulls. My nose and fingers […]
In sway of sentences and syllables her purple words were thunderstorm and hail, a pitter-patter of a summer rain against the bruises of his tender skin. Words left behind as […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis