The Fanatic in the Street

Smoke

Strong Medicine

Tasting Notes

"My First Husband Chose Me out of the Binders Full of Women"

Mitt Romney's comment about "binders full of women" during the debate the other night could not have been more unfortunate, especially considering his family's history of polygamy. Anything that inadvertently conjures up images of the young women in Roman Grant's "joy

The Squirrel and the Hawk (Not a Parable)

There are moments when you just can't get your camera up in time. Tuesday morning Ella and I went to one of her favorite haunts, Warren Park, for an extended walk. Tennis ball in mouth, Ella bounded up the south side of the park's huge sledding

Colin and Ishmael in the Dark

Find the Gray Triangle

Telegraph

Grand Motherfucker

My apologies if you've already seen this. Months ago—way back in March, as a matter of fact—I conceived of a poem that would incorporate hiphop-style rhymes with science fiction storytelling and would be called (as I knew even then) "Grand Motherfucker." I would write

Grand Motherfucker

Let's See Where Our Curiosity Takes Us