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More Blood Than Bandage Waves

When you see the US flagdo you tally the stars, cornered as they are, before deciding where to park your car?Do you confirmall fifty pentacles in the cotton blue unionclung close to the pole in a grid?Having parked your car,do you consider your positionamongst available spacesrelative to your desired places to spend your credit orContinue reading “More Blood Than Bandage Waves”

As We Wish, As We Might

How often do you say you hate?Do you say it every day?Do you say it in the morning?Do you say it on the way?How oftendo you say hate? The more we say hateto describe how we feel about somethingas banal as the design of new automobiles,the more we re-engineerand the more we transfer the significanceofContinue reading “As We Wish, As We Might”

Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Gene Wilder in 1974

You can watch this entire 1974 film on youtube here. As of now, it’s completely without ads or interruptions. The film is an American adaption of the play, Rhinoceros, Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small city turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumbContinue reading “Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Gene Wilder in 1974”

Built Ford Tough

I clearly remember learning about Hitler and the Nazis and the Holocaust for the first time, I believe in 5th grade while studying world history. I think my teacher was Mrs. MacClennan, and I remember learning about the fertile crescent of Mesopotamia from her, and also about FDR and the New Deal from her. IContinue reading “Built Ford Tough”

I Almost Got Scammed Last Week

I got scammed last week. Well, I almost got scammed. I realized it was a scam before it was too late. Interesting story, because it was just a day before America got scammed. Because these two things happened so close together, and because I love you America, I want to show you what I didContinue reading “I Almost Got Scammed Last Week”

Who I May Be

This poem is for all the many men of America who just let us down so greatly. All of you who have been waiting decades now for a cause and a reason to show you are strong and courageous and capable of protecting the things you hold dear. I saw you when I was aContinue reading “Who I May Be”

More Than This

More thanthe hateful command, morethan the ready proud pawn,more than these:silence—from over the fence,silencefrom across the paved drive,silenceat the holiday meal,silencefrom nine until fiveMore than thisis not needed, no more thansilenceas red flags parade byRed flags of warning It’s even kind of handsome,the orderly wayso many confused emotionsare shushed away withone hateful commandbehind a columnContinue reading “More Than This”

Audio: There Was a Little Man

Yesterday I mentioned having a poem included in Free$5, which you should go grab yourself a copy of, and here’s one of them. It’s part of a set I’ve been working on with a drummer friend in our as-yet-to-be-named duo featuring drums and poetry. If you like this, keep on the lookout for more. AndContinue reading “Audio: There Was a Little Man”

Cognitive Dissonance vs The Way Forward

Cognitive dissonance is the state where your actions and your beliefs don’t line up, and you struggle to balance the two things inside. “Cognitive” refers to cognition, or the mental process of understanding or knowing things. “Dissonance” a musical term, refers to a lack of harmony. When one’s actions and morals are not working inContinue reading “Cognitive Dissonance vs The Way Forward”

Read my poem, We Do Not Fear History, in the latest edition of Suburban Witchcraft Magazine

I’m pleased to announce I have another poem published in Suburban Witchcraft Magazine. It’s called, We Do Not Fear History, and it’s one you can expect to hear me performing with my drumming/creative partner D. Berger (whose latest album release can be heard here in its entirety for free, fyi) sometime soon, as we areContinue reading “Read my poem, We Do Not Fear History, in the latest edition of Suburban Witchcraft Magazine”