Fidelis

I’ll have to beg your pardon. I don’t ususally write so many military-themed pieces. Maybe its because of the Iran War, but I’ve been finding more of these pieces in my archive prescient. This one was especially difficult for me to pen. When it comes to state sanctioned conflict, it’s hard to let go and … More Fidelis

Charlie

I brought him home in a taped-up box. I wasn’t planning on taking the old cat. I had visited many times before and this was supposed to be just another play date. Something clicked somewhere, like he told me to do it. His meowing kept my heart rate up on the drive. I kept telling … More Charlie

Pluto

I thought the world would stop for me. I thought I would live longer than the corporations I saw the birth of. I thought we were going to change it all. But nothing changed, even though everything did. It was selfish, self-centered and narcissistic of me. Deep down in our spleen, we all are. Music … More Pluto