Just under a decade ago, I went through a The History Boys phase (both the play and film)—perhaps due to … Read More “Wry and Kind Piety: Revisiting Donald Scripps in “The History Boys””
The death of Marat wasbad, but at least he lookedgood.I don’t want to go out a slob,nothing against slobs.I want … Read More “To Die Like Marat”
Death is the one event that everyone knowsnever happens the way it is supposed to.Death is a secret realm. It … Read More “At the Edge of the Sea (for Rachel Carson)”
What is the real reason Jupiterdid not let humans have fire? When the brutal winters camehe saw that they were unhappy. Was it … Read More “The Firebrands”
The last time I checked the Buddha never went toa Zen center to meditate.Jesus never talked to his fatherin a church … Read More “Looking for a Place to Go”
We do not paint. We are the pigments,resins, solvents and additivesthe soft animal bristle andhand-assembled metal bands. We do not write. We … Read More “The Art of Being”
Several years ago, I went through a period when I struggled with unemployment—no matter how many job applications I submitted, … Read More “Suffering the Process of Decision-Making”
What happens if the world falls down?If Atlas is no longer around to hold it,is anything or anyone strong enough?When … Read More “If the World Falls Down”
Becoming many-celledfrom whitish to pale tan,consuming the soft crystalof my confiscated skin,the alien searched me.Like a probe sent into the … Read More “I Searched Back”
By the time it is written down it hasalready passed. Even the animals,the brute beasts of the fields, dumband blind … Read More “Before Words”
