29th November
Misty start to the day. Like being inside cotton wool. Or passing through low cloud. Mouse crap in the kitchen (they emerged from the fireplace like something prehistoric, between old…
What Did You Find There?
From memory. Florida/1996. Christmas Day. A collective of pink condominiums set in squares around a section of Intercoastal Waterway. *** I see myself, hands thrust into the pockets of my…
How To Avoid The Naked Person
Many years ago. After the death of my father, during the economic crisis, at a time of great uncertainty and confusion, we left our home and moved to the coast.…
Ode to October
This year's assemblage of creature features October! October! Glorious month that you are. Cooler than July with its sandals and sweat. More refined than May with its midges and mud.…
Compound
The new gate sweeps up to an arc in the middle then sweeps down on the other side. It is rustic. The salvaged wood is green with preservative. The paint…
Island
June It is the first month of the first year and a drought hard as winter frost scorches the land. The sun bears down, a knife at the throat of…