My Shame My Old Man for reasons unknown to me my entire life was a racist. He despised black people, referring to them as niggers. We were not allowed to associate with, buy records or listen to music by them … Continue reading
Balloonitarians (With Backstory) Balloonitarian Groups believe when death comes to visit a loved one, the string attached to the balloon of life also containing the soul is released, then slowly there’s an ascent delivering them higher into the forever sky, … Continue reading
When I was a kid I got invited, to my buddy Marty’s Bar Mitzvah, it was for his thirteenth birthday, his parents were throwing him a big party, to celebrate a rite of passage, ya see Marty was a Jew. … Continue reading
Suffering Pleasure Darkness had just punched the time clock, showing up to work the night shift. I needed to light a couple of candles in my Studio apartment. The purpose wasn’t to create a romantic or Gothic ambience, but instead … Continue reading
Bad Example My daughter had just turned fifteen the day before and we were celebrating by having lunch and spending the day after together. She was no longer my little girl. Somehow she went and grew up behind my back … Continue reading
Converse Black Label Gym Shoes My mother possessed an arsenal of proverbs, idioms and cliches, which she used to comment on almost every situation. I became increasingly annoyed with her trite statements that never actually answered a question or solved … Continue reading
Angry Streets The streets are angry tonight traffic ignorant of the punishment it inflicts By driving upon their asphalt backs Sidewalks click clack with choatic rhythm footsteps tapping out a nervous pulse the throbbing heartbeat of a city near cardiac … Continue reading