“Ulysses and the Sirens,” Otto Greiner, circa 1900

Oil on cardboard.

F**K broccoli.

Goddam communist vegetable.  I didn’t want you for dinner anyway.

Or, more properly, f*** whoever wrote these stupid instructions on the back of the package.  A half a cup of water will obviously NOT suffice to cook half a giganto-sized package of frozen broccoli.  And I didn’t read it wrong!  I’m wearing my glasses!

This maddening confusion does not accompany cheeseburgers!  And I always know the recipe is right because I have my own recipes!!!

[Update — hold up!  Turns out I was entirely too hasty in my judgement of this broccoli!  A half a cup of water is indeed enough, given how it … seeps upward in the pot.  (Steams?)  I dunno, it’s kitchen physics.  And I’m not really an expert on kitchen stuff.]



Cover to “Superman” #682, Alex Ross, 2009

DC Comics.

“Gifted, willful people who are determined to live their own lives to the end …”

“The Beach House, Early Spring” published in cc&d magazine’s 32nd Anniversary Edition.

I am thrilled to share here that cc&d magazine today published my love poem, “The Beach House, Early Spring,” in its 32nd Anniversary Edition!

The easiest way to view the poem is to pull up the online magazine at this link and then click on the poem’s title.  Mine is the sixth one down in the table of contents.


You can also purchase a copy of the Anniversary Edition from Amazon right here.

Thank you, Editor Janet Kuypers, for allowing me to see my work showcased again in the pages of cc&d magazine!


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Poster for “The Empire Strikes Back,” Tom Jung (1982)

20th Century Studios.

This is all wonderful work, but Kaci Skiles Laws’ “Sarah’s Ghost” is absolutely affecting. Wow.

Alien Buddha Zine #75

Album Cover for “Erma Franklin – Piece Of Her Heart: The Epic And Shout Years,” 2009

Shout! Records.

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