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Spillwords Press features “Her Son, Her Daughter”

I’m honored to share here today that Spillwords Press published my short poem, “Her Son, Her Daughter.”  You can find it right here.

Thanks once again to Dagmara K. and the rest of the editorial staff at Spillwords Press!




“To the Witches’ Revels,” Edith Maryon, 1909

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Coming soon — no masks required.

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Depiction of a Ronin by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1869

Ukiyo-e woodwork illustration from Seichū Gishi Meimei Gaden (Illustrated Biographies of Truly Loyal Warriors).

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(They’re presumably on their way to the market — or home.)

I ran a version of this picture a number of years ago — and ran across it again.  This one’s cropped so that you can better see the little fellas.

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Illustration of a Memento Mori by Hendrick Hondius, 17th Century

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Roanoke, VA, August 2021

My cellphone camera is truly, categorically awful when it comes to shooting at night.  Sorry, folks.

Campbell Avenue at Roanoke City Market.

Salem Avenue.

Jefferson Street.

Cover to “Tales of the Unexpected” #193, Luis Dominguez, 1979

DC Comics.

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My friend doesn’t want to give up on this indoor herb garden.

But I think it’s about thyme.

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Roanoke, VA, July 2021

Elmwood Park.

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Sorry about the shaky cam. And my cellphone camera is obviously not high quality.

Fountain beside Hampton Inn & Suite (facing Church Avenue).

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Looking north up Market Street.

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The Roanoke Times.

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A Banksyesque painting in front of Wok-ology on the corner of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street.

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