Curiosity

I wonder, do you wonder? about monsters mystery mayhem magic and real life Go on wondering searching Adventure! and opening with the fear Then I’m shaking stumbling completely lost and moving maybe? ahead Foggy, feeling, thinking, and then not thinking just...

a poet’s work

the beginning usually sucks: unlearning truths undoing selves unending days unwending paths oh, good GOD. that’s total crap. you’re right. then what? self laughs at self or cries ceding the stage ego averts smiles in her eyes moves down to find her seat...

Pirate Chicken Houses: A Story for Bayo

Hi Bayo, you asked: “Do you have encounters that could be considered ‘extraordinary’? – ones which do not fit into any logical framework, and which you often feel embarrassed to share with others for fear of being labeled ‘crazy’? Perhaps...

What does it take to create and sustain Terabithia?

One of my favorite books as a kid was Bridge to Terabithia, a story of two young friends who overcome their troubled lives to create their own magical kingdom—called Terabithia—in the woods behind their homes. As I recall, the story is 80% friendship, magic, and...