Still life with cookies
I don’t needto be cuddled,caressedor cajoled by yourcomforting kisses I don’t craveto be cured fromcontagions of crush but if you coax mewith cookies or candyforever I’ll beyour captive,controlledby your cooking […]
I don’t needto be cuddled,caressedor cajoled by yourcomforting kisses I don’t craveto be cured fromcontagions of crush but if you coax mewith cookies or candyforever I’ll beyour captive,controlledby your cooking […]
In western wind awhirlwe sway and swirlwe dance away unboundfrom branch and bough;unwound by wind we sailwe float, we fallset free a whileuntil we find our soilto settle, sleep, decayfor […]
Behind taboos,the bookcaseof the books that’s bannedyou’ll findthe boomers bootlicking the boogiementhe bigot men in bootsand the hypocrite baboonsreading secretly the booksdenied to others, but one dayit will boomerang back […]
late Septemberdust mothsdancingin afternoon sun on the rosewood tablestill lifebut barely a bowl of peachesfruitfliesand a vase of droopingroses its petalsghosts againstthe table’s varnish and the carriage clockcarefully measuringthe passing […]
In muchness more than lessballooning braggartsTikTok plastic selfnessbuilding lore and famefrom virtual pedestalsconverting luminanceof botoxed selfto Ponzi crypto wealth. Through grift and scamsthe self-made prominentengage emotions whileunder cover digging deepinto […]
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