small fires

babbling into the void

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:18 -0400

This morning, I woke thinking about Jesus, which is not something that I ever do. I was raised...

yield

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:04:13 -0400

I cannot yet explain why (perhaps I will be able to in time) but this passage, from Mary Ruefle’s...

now, sing

Sun, 12 May 2013 06:53:23 -0400

Three short pieces in conversation with Anne Carson’s “Short Talks,” from...

oh yes, Ron Carlson.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:47:01 -0400

Elements of Courtship Bring your beloved food.Bring foodAnd put it thereBy your beloved. Take your...

water is something you cannot hold

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:50:23 -0400

Where have I been? I wake from a dream of overgrown rosebushes to find that weeks have passed in...

why not just like it?

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:24:00 -0400

Some years ago, I bought a bunch of houseplants at one of the big box stores and most of them have...

you are the imperial guard

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:28:11 -0400

In the early morning mist, we walk across the street to the ocean. The sand is cold and wet. My son...

empire falls

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:21:03 -0400

empire falls: Thrilled to have my tiny fiction, Empire Falls, as this week’s featured post at...

absolution in absentia

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:53:29 -0400

(for M.) there will be no cantata sungover our bodies as webreathe the stale air of yourhotel...

the brooklyn-battery tunnel is 2.4 miles long

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:28:05 -0500

I drive down to New York after work, in the dark. The trip is so familiar. The traffic heavy at...

come inside

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:28:45 -0500

There are times when in my peripheral vision, I will detect motion – blurred or a smear of light....

I love how lonely it is out on this ocean: On rising to the challenge of living.

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:42:47 -0500

I love how lonely it is out on this ocean: On rising to the challenge of living.: week ending...

intrinsic luminosity: About the vastness of the universe and our attempts to stop time. About memory. About love.

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:35:00 -0500

intrinsic luminosity: About the vastness of the universe and our attempts to stop time. About...

humble hours

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:10:09 -0500

On the morning of the last snow day, I stay in bed late, let the sun come up without me. All night,...

how close can you get?

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:06:07 -0500

On the first morning after the storm, I sit at my desk and try to remember a line from a dream. My...

Take Five: How can we not fall in love with this life we pass through?

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:35:31 -0500

Take Five: How can we not fall in love with this life we pass through?: mkatakefive: ...

in all the liminal spaces

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:08:27 -0500

My friend comes over for dinner and while the ragu simmers, I pour the wine and she reorganizes the...

so small and so quiet

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:27:00 -0500

All the rain and wind. All the dark hours. All the cold mornings. After work, I walk down to the new...

Take Five: Each of us a tightly wound spring: Week ending 2/1/13

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:18:23 -0500

Take Five: Each of us a tightly wound spring: Week ending 2/1/13: mkatakefive: Diving...

I wrote about Tina Brown Celona's poem "Untitled" at the Rumpus

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:00:59 -0500

I wrote about Tina Brown Celona's poem "Untitled" at the Rumpus: Here is an excerpt: In the end, I...