Consequences are the hardest debts I pay.
Category: poetry
a word of forgiveness, #1
I should say what he said then and start anew.
going home by train
Trains make sorry boats.
a web of grief
In ancient Israel mourners displayed their grief by smiting their chests and tearing their clothes. For seven days, at least, they wouldn’t dress themselves, make their bed, take a bath, or do any work at all. I understand that. Today we mourn the loss of a young man in our church. And no one feels… Continue reading a web of grief
A tale of three fathers
Personal influence on art and craft (Note: there is a brief video of me lecturing on this topic on my professional blog. You can view it here.) “In my beginning is my end.” T.S. Eliot In his classic essay "Why I Write" George Orwell says we write for sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and… Continue reading A tale of three fathers
the daysman 