Growing up, Halloween was my favorite holiday. Sure, you’d get presents on Christmas, and on your birthday. Come on, admit it. As a kid your birthday was a national holiday (as far as you were concerned). But Halloween was something different. Christmas, Easter, birthdays, they were all about giving and receiving gifts (candy, presents, whatever). ...
Daily Grind is about one of those days I think we’ve all had. You know the type of day I’m talking about. It starts with a list of tasks on your plate, then you spend the entire day adding things to the list without being able to cross anything off. You start geared up to ...
“Fairy Queen” was inspired by the English myths of a beautiful but potentially deadly ruler of the fairies. The idea of such a being has always intrigued me. In this particular poem, it’s not clear to me weather the fairy queen’s intentions are truly benign, though perhaps her love is real. I imagine a creature ...
School Night is a reflection on one of many childhood memories, cut all too short by the impending school night. I couldn’t wait to show Greg my new dagger. I spent all day carving the stick into a point. It had a perfect handle, with a hole above and below for magic stones, and two ...
