Panic at the PestoYou are awakened by/with/to a panic attack. Sleep is a dangerous affair and you will never be sure as to how you will wake up. There are a…Dec 2Dec 2
Poetry Review: Pop Culture Poetry, The definitive collection“Pop Culture Poetry” by Michael B. Tager is weird. A little weirdness is good in our lives. A great deal can be a gift. Too much and we may…Mar 19Mar 19
The awakened sexual tourist. A woman among men.The very first man/boy/guy I ever had sex with was from the suburbs. He wore his hat backwards so I don’t believe he was a man but he could…Feb 211Feb 211
Read more Poetry. A Review: When All Else FailsLana Hechtman Ayers once said that she would like to return to college and study Astrophysics. When All Else Fails is a collection that…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
You Are A Sober, Sexy, and Sticky MessYou are sober. Some of you have been working your steps, you have spent that time letting go of old patterns. Some just don’t need alcohol…Jun 4, 2023Jun 4, 2023
A fool buys an electric car and goes on a pilgrimage, dragging her ego behind her.I had to buy a car. Instead I was sent on a long journey into the dark and found points of light along the way -and they weren’t street…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the forumI wrote this one day after giving birth to my first child. (Their birthday is Nov 28th, so this was sixteen years ago.) Now they are taller…Nov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
World KingPericles Nicholas Van Zijl Thompson’s mother didn’t dream of a lion before his birth, but she did say of her son, “He is a bit like a…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
Fern Cake: A baked good for opinionated women and other people who have no time to waste.I was born under suspect circumstances. My mother wasn’t married. My father while charismatic, wasn’t reliable, and my mother’s parents…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
More than a CrumbI live for glamour. I appreciate comfort. I have two pieces of advice for everyone. Buy that nice mascara now. You may not feel like…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020