“Black Mirror” makes me feel dead inside.

I’m joking, of course. (I was already dead inside!) 😀 But, seriously, Season 7, Episode 1 was some heartrending stuff.

This show could give “The Last Of Us” a run for its money and there’s not a fungal-brain zombie in sight.



“The Look,” by Sara Teasdale

I actually learned *THREE* new words recently, including the one in the meme.

The second word was “diaspora” and the third was … I forgot.  Which admittedly is not a good sign.

Poster for “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The Galway Review features “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks”

I’m honored today to see The Galway Review publish another poem of mine — this time “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks.” 

The Galway Review is the city’s leading literary magazine, and a wonderful cultural resource for Ireland and the world.  As always, I am grateful to the journal’s editorial staff for allowing my work to appear in such a distinguished periodical.

AMC Theaters in Crystal Spring, Virginia

“Italian Girl,” Léon Bonnat, circa 1865

Oil on canvas.

A Barnes & Noble in Crystal Spring, Virginia

I didn’t even think a lot of large brick-and-mortar bookstores like this were still around any more.



Spanish Poster for “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)

New Line Cinema.

Nurse Your Favorite Heresies in Whispers