Cover to “Batman” #378, Don Newton, Dick Giordano & Anthony Tollin, 1984

DC Comics.

I’ve got more issues than Newsweek.

(Still funny, though. Ya gotta gimme that.)

The latest is that the ball joint in my right hip feels like cocaine-crazed alpine marmots are biting and clawing at it. (They’re vicious little animals, by the way — never show ’em your back.)

It sucks getting old. (Though, as my father used to say, “it beats the alternative.”)



The Piker Press publishes my poem, “Orchard, Girl and Frost.”

The Piker Press today published my poem, “Orchard, Girl and Frost.” 🙂

You can find it right here.

As always, I’m grateful to Managing Editor Sand Pilarski for founding this wonderful creative community!



Cover to “Dr. Fate” #1, Shawn McManus, 1988

DC Comics.

Jaine Sirieys reads “Blue!”

My amazing friend Jaine Sirieys performed a wonderful reading of my poem “Blue.” She has a beautiful voice and a lovely British accent. I’m so honored that she took the time to so capably interpret something that I authored. 🙂 ❤



Poster for “V/H/S/2” (2013)

Magnolia Pictures.

There’s a price tag on my ear because I am currently for sale at the consignment shop.

Retail wasn’t an option. I’m pre-owned.

“The Temptation of Sir Percival,” Arthur Hacker, 1894

Oil.

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