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Brigada Venceremos

Cinder blocks framed the sunrise orange as I pushed aside the mosquito netting to greet the jade-green frog who lived beneath the toilet seat, found another stall and grabbed my

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Ben Levine at the Daily World

The elevator shivered as it climbed the three or maybe four floors to the office, I hurried to the copy editor’s desk where a balding man unwrapped a mid-morning snack,

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Dress My Wound

iridescent with ruffles soaring to my knees coated with colors lined in fabric furry with the softness of willows the toughness of leather

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The Crowd Prince of No Ware

Queen Esmerelda’s lips were luscious red petals and her brown eyes flecked with the sparkle of fireflies. People remarked how she moved with the grace and strength of a dancer,

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An Ocean in a Clay Pot

The close of summer signifies a return to school and the end of vacation. It’s like knowing things are changing, but not being able to do anything about it. For

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Song of the Hermaphrodite

It’s national night out but no one’s out except pink ladies in gardens along Greeley Avenue and a German Shepherd who protects them.   I knew a woman once who pulled

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