After divorcing my father, mom married Hank. He was an alcoholic, but I preferred him drunk. It was the only time he’d speak to me in anything but monosyllabic directives. We moved into Hank’s

So you wait and watch and worry and plan because the reply that comes, must come, around 7 or 8 will be that much more monumental, you watching the end of the universe and the sound of a rotary

          As I bend, my body accordion-folded, mind floating above while my body, underneath, performs its own rituals—           A firm pinch, a brisk yank, then I toss the weeds I

          Stray conversations lingered in the air. Dull grey smoke drifted on the passing breeze peppering olfactory nerves with burnt meats and dwelling vegetables far beyond ripe. The sun, stood high in the clear blue

Monday I’ll sit across the room from the chemo patients. I’ll wait and watch and listen to cancer and laughter and how those cookies on the white plate restore ground for only that moment after or before. * You

          Ah, Halloween. The one day of the year when one gets social license to dress as their innermost desire.           Max and I were sophomores at Libertyville High School. LHS

When people say “that was the grossest thing I’ve ever seen in my life” or “He/she was the most disgusting person” they are usually being hyperbolic.  But some unfortunate souls get to actually experience the most disgusting human they

In G’s basement growroom, the LED full spectrums run pink with Miss Sour Diesel budding crystal like the top of Mt. Hood. Miss Gorilla Glue #4 bushes wide with thick, dark leaves smiling. A couple more weeks on the