You flatter me with words And with high conversation I laugh and play along And yet I feel nothing They all say I should want you And it's a great match They say I'm too picky And to give love a chance But my heart doesn't flutter And my face doesn't flush I don't bat... Continue Reading →
**So, I finished my first novel, The Divine Romance of Ethan Grey, in February 2014. I began to shop it around for agents, and was told it was a good concept, but the manuscript needed work. I began massive editing and got to where I couldn't see the forest for the trees anymore. So, I put it away... Continue Reading →
Phoning it In Tonight I am phoning it in A mind on hold A day unlived I'm not giving you everything I’m not giving you anything I don’t hear my own voice Recite the pleasantries that I don’t mean Nor do I notice My own warm smiles, Flashed so canned, cheap, and rehearsed And I don’t... Continue Reading →
When I was sixteen I got my first job. I worked at a small independent Christian bookstore, nestled neatly in a strip center of our little town. With the owners, managers, backroom people, part-timers and all, the staff probably numbered twenty. I loved it there. The movie You’ve Got Mail came out that year, and... Continue Reading →
**This is a scene from a short story/novella I wrote back in 2008. The story is about a shy art student who married an Australian musician to give him a green card. He then becomes extremely wealthy, and they live together in a loveless marriage, both resentfully indebted to one another. A fun idea, but I had... Continue Reading →
I have an obsession with offices, office furniture and office supplies. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, even though I don’t even use them. I love pens, and do my best thinking if when I am holding one in my fingers, cigarette style. Twirling it. Chewing... Continue Reading →
