Suicide Season

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‘Ignoring your passion is slow suicide. Never ignore what your heart pumps for.’

  • Kevin Claiborne

Let’s play a game of Russian Roulette.

You and I are seated at a table in a smoke filled room; there’s an old six shooter positioned perfectly between us with a single round floating in one of its chambers. The heavy aromas of mildew and fear cling to your skin causing you to perspire. We’re alone. There’s no one here to save us; the only entrance to the cell is destined to remain locked until only one of us remains. You’re scared. So am I. Our lives have been reduced to this moment where we’ll play a game of chance to see who survives. Nothing else matters right now. It’s just you and I.

There’s a coin beside the gun. We’ll flip to see who shoots first. I pick it up and use my thumb…

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My poetry, 2020

2020 might have been a bad year, but it was the best year yet for my poetry: My Poetry and Satire, 2020.  (Maybe my muse is societal nigh collapse.)

Anyway, thanks for coming along for the ride.  🙂  

 

Cover to Poul Anderson’s “The Night Face,” artwork by Michael Whelan, 1979

Ace.

Poems-for-All publishes two Mini-books of my haiku!

Well, this is a nice way to end the year; I’m thrilled to see Poems-for-All publish two Mini-books of my haiku!  

The first is entitled Blood Moon & Other Haiku; it also includes “Autumn Leaves Haiku” and “Blue Bloom Haiku.”  The second Mini-book is entitled Sullen Robin & Other Haiku; it also includes “Nihilist Night Haiku,” “Fawning Haiku” and “Weeping Willow Haiku.”)

Poems-for-All is a unique publisher that produces poetry Mini-books and then distributes them for free in variety of public places.  The goal is to make poems “scattered like seeds” so they can reach and surprise new readers – and maybe even engender new lovers of poetry.  All of the Mini-books feature artwork by the publisher, Robert Hansen.  (Poems-for-All also publishes micro-fiction this way from time to time.)

I’m truly honored to have my work selected.  Thanks, Robert!

 

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“Le Cavalier,” Charles Jacque, 1848

Etching.

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“A Long December.”

“It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last.”

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I got a new blanky for Christmas!

“A Passionate Kiss,” Richard Mauch, 1912

It’s a white Christmas, wow!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

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