The Creation of Magical Beings
I lost Mom last April. After receiving the call that she was struggling, I hopped on a plane without packing. I stayed in the hospital...
Spider-Man
One of my poems made it into Drunk Monkeys Pop Culture issue. I wrote it in 2009, when I first came to Los Angeles. I was fascinated with...
Dad
So this is what I wrote for my dad today. He died around six years ago: Happy Birthday Dad. Today I feel full of you. I looked at old...
IMSNL
This was the Christmas I woke up earlier than everyone else--to stare at the presents under the tree and will them to open. The Raggedy...
Writing with Mastiff in Lap = Not Writing
I have a few favorite writing places at home--my office/library, the living room, and the bench by the pond. This was a day for the big...
Anthony Burgess on Grammar
#Grammar #Quotes
Canis Familiaris Interruptus: (noun) when a writer is flowing, but the dogs want to eat.
Dogs are great for writers. They encourage us to take breaks, and get our blood circulating after hours of sitting at the desk (or on the...
Happy#NationalCatDay because life wouldn't be the same without these helpful house elves...
I'm just glad that he wasn't being so helpful in my office... #Cats
Father's Day Without Dad
I wrote this for my father's memorial six years ago. We had a concert, told stories, and read poetry instead of a wake or funeral. Some...
The Vampire Archetype—a Brief Clarification
There is a romantic notion of what a vampire is. I would like to suggest that there is nothing romantic about a reanimated corpse that...
