Elders
A friend of mine lost her dad recently. Other friends lost their mom not long ago. I lost my dad almost three years ago. I know that comes with getting…
Autumn on Carlyle Lake
Fall foliage continues to put on a beautiful show in the St. Louis area. A brief visit to Hazlet Cottages on Carlyle Lake resulted in some soothing autumn vibes. It’s…
Meat
Today, with the addition of CITYPARK in the downtown west section of St. Louis, which houses our new Major League Soccer club, St. Louis CITY SC, the northwest corner of…
Autumn on Devonshire
It’s a short five-block drive between my place and the grocery store. On the return drive home after picking up a few necessities over my lunch hour, I noticed something. …
Autumn in Iowa
I made a quick two-day visit to Iowa this weekend to honor the memory of the wonderful Janet Boone at her celebration of life. I joined Mom and Phil at…
Muzzled
A lot of the poems posted on this site share a common theme. I struggle to live openly, reach my full potential, and express myself freely. I’m afraid to do…
CITY Block Party
Major League Soccer’s newest club, our own St. Louis CITY SC, plays its final regular season match today. Then it begins its first run in the post-season playoffs. It’ll have…
Haunted Alton
On Friday the 13th, five friends and I headed from St. Louis, Missouri to Alton, Illinois to enjoy a little Halloween season entertainment. We started our journey at a cozy…
Scapegoats
October 11 is National Coming Out Day, and October is LGBTQ+ History Month. I’m queer (the LGBTQ+ community took the word back), or more specifically, gay. I didn’t ask to…
Cahokia Mounds
I’m privileged to have the day off, so in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I made the short, 20-minute drive across the river to the Cahokia Mounds State Historic, the…