Collection of Greek Swords in National Museum of Archaeology, Athens, Photo by Gary Todd, 2016

Greece.

“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.



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