Sung to Prince’s “Purple Rain,” my inspiration for this poem/song's rhythm. — You say you want to create But you can’t make up your mind Let me steer you Into a new/old place Stats never meant to cause you any sorrow But they cause you plenty pain I’m only trying to help you Help you branch out, find a new way Writers linked arms in…

Think of the sparkle and happiness children can bring. Children illuminate and unveil so much to parents. Like magic, we see ourselves in them. Like an inverse mirror, we feel and hear our parents words and attributes expressing themselves. …

Here’s your chance to destroy COVID with cathartic cleansing grins or giggles — A hearty howl and guffaw can purify the soul. Now that we’ve survived to this point in the apocalypse, it’s time to celebrate! So, let’s get the party started with jokes about COVID. Laughter is the best medicine, but if you laugh at nothing you might need medicine. I must…

Are they Nazis, radical republicans, or fundamentalist Christians telling us what is righteous, right, and just? Is this fiction or near reality? — They didn’t report the shootings. At a quarter-past five this morning seven of the reputed terrorist were hung on rafters in the old red barn outside of town. Then they shot them. Water pooled in the grassy fields around the barn. No one knew why the grass grew knee-high. The…

Prison salvation: He screamed in the inmate’s face, but he hadn’t been heard. Dennis spun around in frustration. The man behind him began to sing again, and his tune tickled the trigger of irritation Dennis needed to justify exploding. Turning back, Dennis barked a booming yell, “I said shut the…