shimmering
i will always remember the way you looked at me, and how we shared, the feel of your heart, and warmth of an embrace.
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Cute American houses, a cleaners and Italian restaurant surround the flapping flag: red, for the blood it has cost; white, for the color of its culture; blue, for its endless seas. Want to regularly...
View ArticleIn Plain Sight
Vases, full of budded stems unnamed, and without scent, rest on marble, supported by steel; How do the flowers think of those who wilt? Want to regularly support my writing and get discounts on...
View ArticleIn Twilight
Recently one evening, as I watched the sun set through the windows of a favorite coffee shop, a scene played out before me. People disappear into the sunset, some alone, some together and others with...
View ArticleBeing One
The shapes, they pass before me, Visions to my blurred sight. They look but do not see; Move, but with no purpose. All colors, all shades, every disposition; They walk right through me, Miss my...
View ArticlePermission: given
As I sat around a table recently with three other poets discussing our struggles — in relationships, with ourselves — I wondered: who gives me permission to be myself? Who allows you to be who you are...
View ArticleNorman’s Song
During a trip to Philadelphia late last year, I rode the rail into town from the airport. In the course of my journey, I transferred trains at the Jefferson Station stop. As I waited, I couldn’t help...
View ArticleIntersections of separateness
Those places of coming and going They connect us, And divide The places we avoid From those where we reside. We protect Enforcing A shining city, An example, Torn from the dark, From those who would...
View ArticleThe dancer whose dance is the universe
The drum of time ticks with the rhythm of eternity, its veil burned away by a flame that never dies. Want to regularly support my writing and get sick discounts on published work? Visit my Patreon...
View ArticleUs
So far from where I once was I find myself, now — But not so far — My gaze only focused, My steps perfected. I am me and me is you. My feet, not so tender as they were, The ground not so soft. Though I...
View ArticleBeing Me
Tired. And disappointed. That who I am is never good enough — That being me does nothing to measure up. Our definitions skewed, reality obscured, Success turned on its head. That caring doesn’t count...
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Do what you love, do it for a reason and you will succeed
Today, I’m inspired. I’m so inspired I can’t write fast enough. I’m bursting at the seams with hope, I’m filled to the brim with excitement, my veins are coursing with enthusiasm. Why, you ask? This...
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Support creators in all forms
Do you subscribe to Netflix? If so, you are one of the more-than-50-million people who do. I have the service, myself, and love it. I prefer to consume television shows (content) from beginning to end...
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My Name Is Jackson Birch – Excerpt, Draft 2
Here is an excerpt from my second draft. If you haven’t read the first chapter excerpt I’ve already published and/or would like to read it again for context, you can do so here. Please enjoy, share and...
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Why Goals Are Important (Even If You Don’t Meet Them)
I saw someone say recently that “Goals are nothing but dreams with deadlines.” That resonated with me. So often, we put things off until tomorrow – paying bills, making that phone call, doing that...
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I Did #NaNoWriMo
Hey, there! I know, I know – it’s been a while. I’m sorry. And, yes… I’m still writing. In case you were wondering, that’s the Twitter hashtag abbreviation for National Novel Writing Month. This...
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Write to Change the World
One of the things I have found to be true is that many people have a limited scope of experience with the world — more aptly, the many different “worlds” that exist within our society. Now, in no way...
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Don’t Be Afraid, Just Write
So you want to write, huh? Alright. Now that we have that settled, where do you start? It’s, honestly, quite a difficult question to answer – and one that almost everyone will have a different answer...
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Portrait of a Family
This is a short piece I wrote for my friend Berni Xiong and her project Letters to He, which she launched in order to raise awareness for Parent Alienation by spreading personal stories of those...
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The Moment
I’m glad to be able to share with you something more than a blog post today. I often have flashes of stories in my mind – usually, simply a situation or a moment in time – or what some people would...
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