The Glimmerine: Chapter 1
Every morning Leah rushed her to eat breakfast, finish dinner, or brush her teeth. At school, her teachers said, “Turn in your paper. Open your… Read More »The Glimmerine: Chapter 1
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An Extra Hand
Felix stared at a tree before the next kid invasion. All he had to do was pick up kids from school and bring them back to the… Read More »An Extra Hand
No Orange for Julius
I always told him no one would ride in a black bus. Wouldn’t listen. Threw away his money to redo the fleet. Told him the… Read More »No Orange for Julius
Here Comes Another One
I’m running down the side of this volcanic mountain and I get my toe stuck on this overhang. In the distance, I see a ghoul… Read More »Here Comes Another One
Golem Speaks Truth to Power
Between earth and sky and the bearded light of filtering stars, I walked away homeless, death trailed close behind like a poor relative, but tonight, something… Read More »Golem Speaks Truth to Power
The Eustachian Tube of a Golem
I learned to think with my eyes speak with my hands in the shimmery violet and reddish black of the evening light the sound of… Read More »The Eustachian Tube of a Golem
This Too Crazy World
Before he uplifted buildings from their foundation the golem demanded to know the truth, for he had grown way beyond his britches and forsooth was… Read More »This Too Crazy World
Leona Canyon Open Space Preserve
Down the stairs of my condominium and across Campus Drive to Leona Canyon Open Space Preserve. In April and May, I canter past an expanse… Read More »Leona Canyon Open Space Preserve
Ghosts: Sequel 2
She pointed to the bronze and wooden statuettes. The fact that she didn’t think the ghost was my husband, interested me while at the same… Read More »Ghosts: Sequel 2
Start of Something Big
I spent my life married to an assortment of alcoholics, musicians and mental patients who made interesting, but unreliable mates. Clearly, I wasn’t getting younger… Read More »Start of Something Big