Standing Rock is where Native American Water Protectors stand between the greed and recklessness of big oil and the future of our planet. The American…
Forever Arms
Hold me in arms that trust Beyond the trust that I deserve Beyond the trust that I have earned Beyond the fear that lies dead…
Neoliberalism Must Die
I was born into an age where a slap on a woman’s bottom was neither condoned nor condemned, where there was no such thing as…
I’m Fine
I had a heart for dreamsA head for heightsNot risk averseNot one for scriptsOr destinations life predicts But with no desire to wakeAfraid to fallOr…
Horns and Islands
Smaller now the island seemsThe refuge, once, of hopes and dreamsIs just a pile of bricks and beamsWhere doorways in are doorways outAnd certainties give…
The Jesus Problem
Bill O’Reilly’s Faux News invention of the War on Christmas typifies the evangelical obsession with a Jesus narrative divorced from the doctrinal and ethical messages…
Past Perfect
We often use the word ‘perfect’. We can have a perfect day, a perfect meal or a perfect score. But what if your experience can…
A Word should not be a Sentence
Words are important. Freudian slips are accidental but no less significant. “I didn’t mean that” can be both a genuine and a bogus excuse. With…