Finding Metaphor

Finding Metaphor

12:51 is the time my voice Found the words I sought Is it this stage I want? The Strokes I didn’t take poetry classes in college with a goal of publishing in mind.  I certainly never finished enough poems to fill a chap book.  The same could be said of...
On Restrooms and Racism

On Restrooms and Racism

In a civilized society public restrooms should be a human right not a matter of privilege or a flashpoint of discrimination. I say this in the wake of the Starbucks incident that resulted in two African American men being arrested on April 14.  It’s a situation...
Night After Night And Show By Show

Night After Night And Show By Show

My love affair with Lissie began with Fight for You, a song she co-wrote with Morgan Page. I heard it many times over on my wife’s Pandora station. I usually tune out dance tracks, but my curiosity was piqued. I had to find out who was on the other end of that...
Accountability

Accountability

Rachel Donnelly’s story arc opens with her sitting in her editor’s office waiting to corner him about an article she turned in days ago. Her investigation into the source of a chemical spill uncovered what amounts to textbook political graft. The city...