Works
New Release - 20 Oct 2021
Untethered
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.
Shuttered Towns
Strategic Pause as a COVID-19 Battle Tactic
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
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.
“Good morning. My name is Amy, and I’ll be your waitress. Here is your menu. Would you care for something to drink?”
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