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The Referee

The Referee

As you may remember before my blogcation I occasionally talked about my two daughters.  No they haven’t grown up.  I wasn’t away that..

June 6, 2013
Where Have You Been?!?!?!?!

Where Have You Been?!?!?!?!

My intention to take a short break after the election turned into another in a long line of blog abandonments.  What is this the third or..

May 28, 2013
Presidential Debate, Round 3

Presidential Debate, Round 3

We’re all in place to watch the final presidential debate.  This one was centered around foreign policy.  The one area the..

October 23, 2012
Presidential Debate, Round 2

Presidential Debate, Round 2

We’re back watching our friends on CNN for the second presidential debate.  Tonight’s debate is the dreaded town hall debate..

October 17, 2012
Light on the River

Light on the River

They met at the gym at eight, huddling beneath umbrellas in a chilly rain. The doors were locked. The bus was late. It came at 8:30, a..

October 13, 2012
Please Save Me From My Family

Please Save Me From My Family

“This isn’t how things are supposed to work. There’re rules and there’s order. When you circumvent the order, chaos ensues.”..

October 12, 2012
The Black Professor on Vesey to an All White Audience

The Black Professor on Vesey to an All White Audience

She speaks, knows how To handle A microphone just right that can fuss And spit about the present and history. She’s a glass of water that..

October 11, 2012
Affixed in Immorality

Affixed in Immorality

I do not believe in your sanctity. Even though I gave it to you. On my knees. In the wavering breath of our very first dawn. What a..

October 11, 2012
Return to the Violent Mind

Return to the Violent Mind

I am my own razor-blade dream. Slicing. Stripes of bleeding dark across my life. And I know it’s deadly. Dangerous. But it’s automatic...

October 11, 2012
The Doctrine of Might

The Doctrine of Might

Stars are glass. They shatter. Too easily in your eyes. When we touch. My hands come away. Bloody. And stuck with the pain. Of pieces..

October 11, 2012
The Gallery
  • The Break
  • Yellow Cab
  • Snowflakes
  • Of Wings and Prints
  • Abbey Road Revisited
  • Carnival
  • Cross Culture
  • Juan Carlos
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