Creative Writing

  • Nervous Breakdown

    I don’t know about you, but I think something is terribly wrong. I think the people of the United States of America are having a nervous breakdown. Every day you hear/read/see stories about hate/violence/anger/really hateful anger/with words and guns/knives/cars, all… Continue reading

    Nervous Breakdown
  • long walks on

    the feet are tired shuffling along rough roads streets that have not been repaved in a long time. the body carrying the memories of a childhood too long ago of teen years that are hidden in history books of sex… Continue reading

    long walks on
  • Home: A Nomad’s Epic Journey

    I have lived at over twenty-four addresses in my life, and this doesn’t include the ones where I lived twice at different times.The Bronx, New YorkMiddletown, New YorkThe Bronx, New YorkNew York, New YorkThe Bronx, New YorkWashington, D.C.Hartford, ConnecticutWashington, D.C.Inglewood,… Continue reading

    Home: A Nomad’s Epic Journey
  • New York New York: Driving Me Crazy

    I recently spent twelve days in New York, the city where I was born, attending a family memorial and doing research for several writing projects. This is the first of several essays I am writing to help me understand what… Continue reading

    New York New York: Driving Me Crazy
  • New York New York: Loud

    I recently spent twelve days in New York, the city where I was born, attending a family memorial and doing research for several writing projects. This is the first of several essays I am writing to help me understand what… Continue reading

    New York New York: Loud
  • La La Land

    June 24, 1984. 41 years ago. Baltimore-Washington Airport. I said my last goodbyes to J Daniel Johnson, a friend I’ve known since 1972, after he drove me up from D.C. During the ride, all we could talk about was how… Continue reading

    La La Land
  • eight years

    When I graduated last year on May 21, I had been attending college for eight years, first at Long Beach City College and then at California State University, Long Beach. I had learned a lot, even for a then-75-year-old. what… Continue reading

    eight years
  • Contradictions

    Ignore The Rules Dicktator Teach Patriotism Blackout The Truth Arms Race Prioritize Life Hunt Anti-Christians Fiction Deport Illegals Euro Nation Fire Federal Workers Strangle Oversight Smash Regulations We Die End EPA Who Cares Dump Social Security Let Old People Die… Continue reading

    Contradictions
  • CHAOS.

    I’m reviewing my memory disks(I mean U.S. history) traveling way backbefore my time when the world=CHAOS. Colonialism ImperialismSlavery GenocideExploitationWorkers of the WorldUnite(no one is going to protect you)the color of your skinthe skin of your color(the first U.S. Civil War)=CHAOS.… Continue reading

    CHAOS.
  • Live Poetry

    “Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in… Continue reading

    Live Poetry