Works
New Release - 20 Oct 2021
Untethered
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Divided into three parts, the beauty and fierceness of nature, the lifecycle of relationships, and the losses that must be endured and overcome, Untethered is a poetry and prose collection that celebrates life in all its forms and freedom one finds in letting go.
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Shuttered Towns
Strategic Pause as a COVID-19 Battle Tactic
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Quiet streets in a quiet, western town. Damp pavement reflects the glow of lights illuminating the echo of recent crowds. A meandering river searches for her fans. Empty tables coated in the thinnest hint of dust in these early days of social distancing.
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Empty San Antonio Riverwalk (Photo Credit Al Carbon)
Polka Dot Socks
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He wandered into the diner on a foggy Friday morning in April and slid into a booth. Stubble covered his aged face, his salt and pepper hair stuck straight up, from dirt or the wind, I couldn’t tell. He wore fuzzy black knee socks covered with polka dots of all colors and tan leather sandals. It was an odd mix, but the socks captured my attention. I moved to his table and smiled.
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“Good morning. My name is Amy, and I’ll be your waitress. Here is your menu. Would you care for something to drink?”
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He looked at me with moody eyes that reflected the world in their obsidian depths. “Coffee. Black.”
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Junk Drawer
I pawed through my junk drawer, searching for a pen but found a silver padlock instead. Did I have the matching key? If I did, the lock would no longer qualify as junk. Why do people keep useless stuff? Are we too lazy to clean out the broken bits of our existence, or is there a deeper meaning encapsulated by the clutter? Do we suffer from fear of letting go of the smallest details of our lives? Might the junk drawer be a physical manifestation of our inner rubbish? I decided to do a little cleaning.
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Photo by Eve Seace