At the Bar

At the Bar

I sat at the bar between two men ones ear had recently been cut off he still wore the bandages and the other had one…

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Bunny Hop

Bunny Hop

My destination was about 30 miles from Reno-Tahoe International Airport. I drove along I-580, to US-395 S., to US-50 and took exit 39 and as GPS…

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In a Dark Wood

In a Dark Wood

1 There were four bunks in the room and two seemed already claimed.  Some boxes sat on them, partly opened, and some clothes hung on…

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Near Metro Station

Near Metro Station

A water tank for Allauddin Khilji now stinks of affluence- melts old in new. Memory snakes in through these yellow tunnels like a ghost in…

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Colored Lights

Colored Lights

Belmont is a neighborhood for lawn ornaments. We decorate the private landscape: Canada geese by the front walk, pink flamingos in the garden bed, a…

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Binding Off

Binding Off

Things were moving too slowly.  By September, there ought at least to have been a back and a front.  Sprouts of sleeves.  But her mother…

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