Dead Man’s Melons
Dead man still recalls the lost sensations of his final smooth claret, the crystal curvature of expensive glass; cool against his manicured hands, the way his solemn loneliness was reflected […]
Dead man still recalls the lost sensations of his final smooth claret, the crystal curvature of expensive glass; cool against his manicured hands, the way his solemn loneliness was reflected […]
The cantaloupe’s still sleeping on water vapor condensation rising from the sugar crested waves, to meet Calabrian pine-trees’ need, pregnant with its listless waiting. The fog weighs pelts of sheep […]
Rust eats its past glories. Tomorrow’s warfare fades among butterflies. Dying muscles leaking oil; growing grass caress iron hulls. Forget the burns from ash. Linked to Real toads where we […]
Clearing out remains from my childhood home is like cutting limbs from my body. The blue bottles collected for a display we never made, the gathered sea-shells, all the knick-knacks […]
Inside my box I’m fed and fine, still, my state’s reduced to probability, between the grave and miau. The random ticking measures — ever carefully — the prickly moments of […]
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