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  • The Ministry of Lies

    Considering recent events, I suggest revisiting this essay, which I have rewritten multiple times over the past few years and have recently updated to reflect the current situation. Don’t say you weren’t warned. I’m not naïve. The practice of lying… Continue reading

    The Ministry of Lies
  • 7   7

    December 8, 2025, marks my 77 rotations around the sun. The number 7 7 An angel number, I read it somewhere A powerful sign, I read it somewhere A spiritual awakening And Divine guidance, I read it somewhere I read… Continue reading

    7   7
  • DeoxyriboNucleicAcid

    “DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic instructions for an organism’s development and function.” What should I call myself? Should I slip my soul (not the one in the bible)Into your designer wordsThe ones… Continue reading

    DeoxyriboNucleicAcid
  • Giving Thanks

    Well, it’s that time of year when Americans go all out preparing for the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving.  Some things will always stay the same. There’s turkey and all the fixings. The grandma recipes come out, and families gather from… Continue reading

    Giving Thanks
  • A Reality TV Pitch

    Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have… Continue reading

    A Reality TV Pitch
  • Closed Shut

    I don’t see nothing I don’t want to see I don’t need to think to solve problemsI don’t want to solve I don’t ask questions to receive answers I don’t want to hearIt’s easier this wayThe pain is sometimes too… Continue reading

    Closed Shut
  • When in Doubt, Reboot

    There’s a favorite bit of advice in our household that was first delivered by our son at a young age. He always advised us to reboot whenever we had an issue with our computer, phones, or television. “When in doubt,… Continue reading

    When in Doubt, Reboot
  • A Year of Violent Living

    The following poetic memoir is part of an upcoming chapbook titled “Walking Backward over Broken Glass.” In 1968, I was nineteen, living in Da Bronx. It was the year of cities burning. New York. Baltimore. Boston. Chicago. Detroit. Kansas City.… Continue reading

    A Year of Violent Living
  • Our Silence Is the Enemy

    Anyone with a brain could see that the Great Deportation plans of the Madman would eventually unfairly target some people. But that doesn’t seem to matter to the MAGA followers. This scheme is simple: keep this nation as European as… Continue reading

    Our Silence Is the Enemy
  • The American: An Epic HisStory

    I was born in the United States of America I was taught the USA was the greatest nation in the world no question they saidI pledged allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic… Continue reading

    The American: An Epic HisStory