in my hands wrath of the grape cup’s content trembled   I timed it one, ten thousand two, ten thousand three… rhythmically timed trembling to the beat I am old my hands yet steady steady enough they weren’t the culprit realization  … Continue reading

Trapped!  The alternate plans of escape rush through my mind.  Push out on the door.  Break the window.  Crawl into the front seat and out then the driver’s or passenger’s doors.  Or sit there trapped until someone rescues me.   Assuredly this is a momentary problem … Continue reading Tesla Trap

Do not distress yourself with imaginings.  Desiderata One by one, many by many, they fall in diagonal lines, pushed by the brisk wind.  Gold, and yellow and beige, some trimmed in red. Swept across the traffic, abruptly stopping in a mountain, trapped by … Continue reading Images

Within,  The bowels of ground zero View twisted by terror. Sitting on a column matrix The candle flames out, Dreams shattered. Across a fearing people Anthrax spreads like Melted wax Without, Flickering vigil By candlelight. Closure For lost souls And … Continue reading Within the Twin Towers

Day One The worm burrows deeply into bowels of knowledge a cancer multiplying and spreading into the network and germs infecting everything they touch. Corrosion  Corruption Destruction  Day Two                                                                    Attachments are deleted save the validation of a few standing guard at the … Continue reading Today, Proud American

Our lives have changed dramatically with the demonic destruction of the World Trade Center in New York.   My iris ID card hangs around my neck like an albatross.  Always part of my anatomy, an unwanted appendage that keeps me company everywhere … Continue reading America Proven Greater Than This

I asked this question hundreds of times, my mouth dry, as I stood in the plaza in front of the Titan book store.               “Oh cool”             “I wanted a flag, thanks.”             “May I have one for my friend?”             “Thank you and … Continue reading Will you wear a flag today?

A City Store at Your Door Spencer, Nebraska “You’ll forget the past, folks, and take new interest in the present when you read what Hypse Bros. offer as a contribution to the NEW DEAL in high quality merchandise.  Take advantage of … Continue reading Hypse Bros.

Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac that only could be a product of France is available at Costco.  The price?  Only $3499.99 plus tax.  To quote Remy Martin “HOW DO YOU DRINK LOUIS XIII COGNAC?”: Circulate the precious blend of eaux-de-vie around your tongue and … Continue reading Номенклатура

Author and Nationwide Speaker, LeeAnne Krusemark, at OLLI-CSUF Thursday September 12, 2:30pm Room Shapiro CD Why Write? Writing helps us make art and sense out of our every day, ordinary moments.  Every story matters to the person living it: write to bring … Continue reading Why Write?