My New Piece “Cusp of Spring” Now on Masticadoresindia

youthful buds whisper tiny voices animate stolen secrets weave does, calves leaping jesting with siblings grassland tickles bare shoulder, he is smitten giggles come softly fledgling’s plump lips quiver as butterfly kisses on soft velvety cheeks elicit joyous moans amidst tears, she utters love you, my cherished red-headed woodpecker plays a jazzy drum beat To […]

My Interview Live With Gobblers/Masticadores

My interview with Gobblers/Masticadores was published this morning – to read, please go to Gobblers/Masticadores, and an enormous thank you to Manuela Timofte, editor for Gobblers, for presenting the opportunity to interview with Gobblers/Masticadores. Thanks to the Director j re crivello, for without his passion this magazine would not exist. My heartfelt gratitude to […]

“Special Delivery” Now Live On MasticadoresIndia

The giblets of a turkey never got me worked up. Thoughts of stuffing, long-necked turkey soup, or even giblet gravy didn’t dance in my head. Instead, my mouth would water when Mama breaded and fried up those turkey gizzards, yummy! Our menu included lots of small lobster tails with the usual seafood trimmings. Sides included […]

My Short Story “Booze And Bobcats” Now On MasticadoresIndia

Anguish threw her vile smell around the house like a cat who sprays the coffee pot. Strings of tension gave rise to erect hair follicles like they always did when something horrible was about to happen. Mom and my little sister Rosa were nowhere to be found. Dad’s car was parked in the back of […]

Live on MasticadoresIndia – “Secret behind my dad’s death”

Strange questions were bouncing off the wall when I said goodbye to Dad. As I lay, the phone down, my intuition was flexing its head like a water moccasin. I sensed a myriad of harsh realities lurking like monsters in dense fog. It was a simple lung biopsy, and they had stabilized his blood pressure, […]

My Poem “Son of the Sun” in masticadoresindia

my lingering limbs upon a solitary treeeyes indigo, darting in a hypnotic stateheart akin to a hummingbird’s wingOrpheus fashions purity in poetic blissfish, even rocks move to trade a kiss my unsheathe skin lay on Balkan rocknotes from lyre waltz on savory breastsbirds kissing his image on the Aegean seasmelling him, a ribbon amid my […]

Friends, Time Off, and Gabriela’s New Collection

Some say love is a word that should not be said when talking about people you barely know, but that is not my belief. I feel love for all my WordPress friends, and I pray for you all as well. My WordPress family enriches my life with beautiful poetry, prose, stories, and unbelievable art. Many […]

My New Poem “The Colors of Love” Live on Masticadores USA

Pink am I, fresh and innocent with youOpening like a virgin bud, giving birth to beautyYou are the intoxicating fragrance that pours over me every time you breatheGardenias and jasmine jumping in midair like babes on trampolines where nothing can stop us from flying To continue reading please go to MasticadoresUSA I am honored to […]

My New Poem, “Memories Buried In a Box,” Now Live at MasticadoresUSA

I am honored to be published in MasticadoresUSA (Editora: Gabriela Marie Milton, Director: j re crivello) I am the seasoning in your food, infused with blood-tinged lovegrave diggers plow a hole into my left eye, now crossedblack memories are buried there, along with my visionlifeless in a woeful, cardboard box, are my wedding ringsmy father’s […]