• Bullet-Point Friday

    Insomnia – Since returning from Germany two weeks ago I haven’t been able to sleep past 4:30 AM. Most days I’m awake before then. (I’m usually in bed by 10:00 PM every night.) I’m just about at the breaking point… more ›

  • Spam from the Great Beyond

    If you are reading this, then the Lord Bobcat Jesus has come down in his infinite flames and glory, surrounded by heavenly hosts and neighborly guests, in order to take those whosoever believeth in Him into the folds of his… more ›

  • Spam from the Great Beyond

    If you are reading this, then the Lord Bobcat Jesus has come down in his infinite flames and glory, surrounded by heavenly hosts and neighborly guests, in order to take those whosoever believeth in Him into the folds of his… more ›

  • Poet/Novelist/Writer/Blogger/Scholar

    toothpastefordinner.com Guilty. I wrote bad poetry until my poetry was published by a publisher of bad poetry. Then I was too humiliated that my heart-wrenching poems were enclosed in the same volume as this stellar work: There once was a… more ›

  • Poet/Novelist/Writer/Blogger/Scholar

    toothpastefordinner.com Guilty. I wrote bad poetry until my poetry was published by a publisher of bad poetry. Then I was too humiliated that my heart-wrenching poems were enclosed in the same volume as this stellar work: There once was a… more ›

  • Voices

    Nothing abides. Nothing remains. Today I found out that Ray Williams died. (We raise our voices.) He was the chair of the fine arts division at the community college I attended. (We learn to speak.) He listened, especially when I… more ›

  • Voices

    Nothing abides. Nothing remains. Today I found out that Ray Williams died. (We raise our voices.) He was the chair of the fine arts division at the community college I attended. (We learn to speak.) He listened, especially when I… more ›

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Saw a dog of a movie this holiday weekend: The Year of the Dog. Who in their right mind liked this film? And why did so many people recommend it to me? Just further proof, it seems, that human beings… more ›

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Saw a dog of a movie this holiday weekend: The Year of the Dog. Who in their right mind liked this film? And why did so many people recommend it to me? Just further proof, it seems, that human beings… more ›

  • Euro-Franz Say Auf Wiedersehen

    Euro-Franz isn’t one to cherish or even approve of long goodbyes. Perhaps he’s said goodbye too many times. When he lived in Japan all those years ago, he was even known to pop in and out of town without a… more ›