River Poem

Still catching up posting old published works. This one from January of 2013 published over at Jellyfish Whispers.

River Poem

Dissecting Blackbirds

At the intersection of biology and literature - my piece, "Dissecting Blackbirds," published over at Marco Crestani's blog for Priamo. Happy Friday.

http://www.priamoedit.it/blog/item/159-dissecting-blackbirds.html

Hindsight is 100X100

It was summer, 2012, and I was feeling nostalgic. In a recent visit to my parents, I went through a box of old photos. Many were distant relatives I'd never met. Strong jaws and horses and cars that were still made out of metal. Toward the bottom I found some of me as a child. There was one of me as a teenager. The picture was faded, but there I was standing there, the whole world ahead of me, the future, too, looking back and wanting to tell me things I'd never hear but would one day come to know.

I decided to submit it to a contest held by Marco Polo Arts Magazine. It ended up getting chosen as one of the winners. Go nostalgia.

You can find it here: "Hindsight"

Low and Stoned

Happy to be a part of the Summer 2014 issue of this journal. I like Ricci's earnest and forthright effort to bring words the people for growth, strength, and insight.

I wrote this piece back in December when I was feeling old and depressed. Funny that I should feel better then down again, but hopeful at the time of its publishing. Timing is everything.

The piece is entitled "Getting Low." If you enjoy this, or any of the fine pieces in this issue, I encourage you to reach out and let the editor know. They like to hear that folks like what they're getting.

www.stonepathreview.org

Cheers,
m.

P.S. "Ahm gettin' bettah."

Choices

Here is another one about a friend I had back in high school. He was odd. He was cosmic. He was beautiful. And he scared the shit out of me. His girlfriend wasn't this hot, but he did dance like this, only with words.

 

A Tale of Twin Cities

The spring sun and air always finds me looking at my chosen home anew. Walks around the lakes, great artist communities, and of course any kind of bar you could want.

But it was in the fall that local poet extraordinaire and friend, Alex Stolis and I created our dedication to the Twin Cities, with the help of Fowlpox Press.



"A Tale of Twin Cities"

It's free.

You won't find Alex on Facebook. Chances are he's spending all that extra time writing really good words.

You can find some of them here.

Three Home Brews and a Guest Tap

Matthew Guerruckey is the Editor-in-Chief of a cool journal, Drunk Monkeys. Here you will find a delectable poo poo platter of fiction, poetry, TV recaps, film reviews, and essays. Happy to see Matthew has just also assumed the role of Managing Editor at Marginalia Publishing.

He was also kind enough to publish three home brews of mine back in 2012.

You can find them here.

But more importantly, a fine writer and friend, Aaron D. Wiegert is published here. Okay, not only is he published here, his poem, "The Taste of Kerosene" is listed as one of the "best and most popular posts in the history of our site." Bam!

I'm proud of you, my friend.

Peace out.

Middle Age is a Town in Minnesota

Photo by Ron Reiring

"Middle-Age: Population 13,000"

  

Published in print only.

 

I'll send you the piece if you guess which town it was written about/in.

Failing at Fire

Man, the stuff my brain must be smoking sometimes.

Here's a strange attempt at some kind of post-modern, meta, self-referential...hell, I don't know what it is. I'll tell you what it is, it is what happens when I have too many beers and read Italo Calvino. That's what it is.

Aptly titled "Prometheus Fails", and you can find it at Midwest Coast Review.

Thoughts on O'Connor's "A View of the Woods"

 

"A View of the Woods" is the quintessential Flannery O’Connor story. The loved child, defiant - subtle but certain proof that life does not align in the way that it ought,...(Read More) 

 

Marco Crestani's Blog of Priamo.

 

It really helps if you read Italian, though my piece is in English.

 

My sincere thanks to Marco for asking me to submit to his project.



The Legendary....Michael Gause

Yeah, I like the way that sounds.

In February of 2012 I was published in The Legendary, and arcs don't just refer to energy...

Arc Welding

Valentine's Day Potpourri

Just getting back to sharing the works I had published in 2012. It was my most prolific year, with 19 pieces published.

Snake Oil Cure was kind enough to publish this submission for their Valentine's Day Potpourri.

Winter