The Collar Our dog Homer had a purple collar that clashed with his red retriever fur. The collar was made…
Artist Statement: I came back to painting with a new seriousness just in the last few years. I’m a…
Anis Mojgani is the current Poet Laureate of Oregon. A two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and winner of the…
This is for the fat girls. This is for the little brothers. This is for the schoolyard wimps. This is…
Hello Readers, Though not official on the calendar, the days have already shifted and shortened; autumn is here. Many of…
Sparrows A surgeon soon will open your ears, letting in the din. For years, I’ve watched the sparrows perched in…
Astronomy and Me Planets, real and imagined, often get attention here on earth. Like Frank Herbert’s Dune Wonder, Arrakis, home…
My Lover's in Texas My lover's in Texas-- Left with a white flag and wet bones, no luggage. Said he…
Autumn Song In the trees a mad flurry of warblers – Cape May, Tennessee, Black-and White, Chestnut-Sided-- spring colors gone…