Hemlocked
In the shadows by the lake I wandered wondered why the water hemlock’s scent sent waves of crimson sweetness through my veins, bane of summer (her) wants me to be […]
In the shadows by the lake I wandered wondered why the water hemlock’s scent sent waves of crimson sweetness through my veins, bane of summer (her) wants me to be […]
Bittersweet — those wolfsbane words (maybe, maybe not); aconitum. sending venom through my veins. In the first of circles — limboed, I waited, stranded, numbed in the Nightshade blessings, live […]
In school we learned to write in cursive, and I still recall how we used to copy texts of dinosaurs. The Brontosaurus and Triceratops were teachers showing me how to […]
I have poured out the rye you had saved on the counter cause when you are befuddled enough to eat up the plums I had saved for my breakfast you […]
Forest — is not only trees but mycorrhizal mulch and shrubs; it’s fox and fowl it’s scent and sounds; our past and future — yet, we chainsaw trees to pulp […]
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
Now we see through a glass, darkly