Spillwords Press publishes “Iphigenia’s Womb”

I am so happy today to see Spillwords Press feature my poem “Iphigenia’s Womb.”  You can read it online right here.

Thanks, as always, to Dagmara K. and the rest of the editorial team at Spillwords Press.  I am grateful to be made a part of this creative community.



New Year’s Day greeting card, circa 1909

I wish you all a New Year that is joyful and prosperous!



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“Best Wishes for The New Year.” Chromolithograph postcard, ca. 1909. Missouri History Museum Photographs and Prints Collections. Postcards. n39479.

As if my shameless self-promotion wasn’t enough …

… check out this hat I got for Christmas from a fellow Roanoker!!

Now no one can say they weren’t warned.



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Variant cover to “Batman: Kings of Fear” #1, Bill Sienkiewicz, 2018

DC Comics.

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Poetry and commentary, 2022

This year was the best ever for poetry and commentary.  If you are blackly amused by my mad scribblings, you can find all of my 2022 publications at the link below.

Poetry and Commentary, 2022



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“Early Autumn Morning,” Jacob Gløersen, 1899

Oil on canvas.

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(It’s a dorkmanteau.)

I aspire to be a ne’erd-do-well.

That’s a ne’er-do-well who is also a nerd.



“The Queen of the Night,” Simon Quaglio, 1818

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(Make a note of it for my epitaph.)

Charles Bukowski once wrote, “Find what you love and let it kill you.”

So if my fat ass chokes on Christmas candy while lying in bed, that just means I’ve led a life of great depth.

Also … blame the people who gave it to me.



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Cover to “Justice League 3000” #14, Howard Porter, 2015

DC Comics.

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