“Look what I found in deep storage,” Rovin said.

He passed a rectangular shaped object to Chimana. She rotated the object in different directions, and performed a visual scan.

Two rectangular faces, tall and wide. Thin sides.

Chimana declined a prompt for object identification when it appeared in her visual field.

Her curiosity was piqued by the mystery of things. Having all of the answers ...

Nature’s

brilliant pallete

and

brush strokes.

God’s

genius,

sky

artistry;

and the show is

absolutely free

for everyone to see,

including you and me.

I am

mesmerized.

Feeling inside

what I’m seeing with eyes.

Splashes of luminescence.

Moods merging in cloud and sky.

Crash of Surf

Call of Bird

Smell of Salt

Crabs scuttling in evening light

feeling

connected

with the dawn of night.

Each day,

Ear...

“Woooo! Hoooo! I’m flyyyyyyyying!”

Icarus swooshed through the sky, whooping and hollering. Right over Penelope, standing on the cliff side. Sun light traced the edges of his wings, framed by the sparkling blue, Mediterranean sea.

“Ha! Ha! Hahaaaaaa!”

Penelope felt the wind from Icarus’s wings on her cheeks. She smelled the salt of the sea, and the musky, sweet scent of beeswax.

It was intoxi...

I am made entirely of flaws,

stitched together with good intentions.

I am ripped apart by claws,

rended wholly with mind’s inventions....

On Sundays, we’d go around 4:30 just before closing time. Searching for boxes of mangoes, strawberries, and blueberries. Walking past the fish and clams. Through the stalls of lettuce, cucumbers, spinach and tomatoes. Fragrances of freshly picked apricots, citrusy lemons, and aromas of sweet corns and earthy potatoes.

Late afternoon was the best time to go. When the fruit sellers started packing ...

Beyond the maps,

Where legends dwell,

I ventured

Into the unknown

Came to a forest clearing in a cloud of mist

Thinking “Oh my. What the H- is this?”

When the mist subsided I found a table

Carved wooden legs, chairs, and cups

Setting a forest tea for two

Tea with Big Foot and his pet Chupacabra

Charming conversation

With this Wild Dude

Learning ‘bout the Forest

Gaining a New Attitude

On the ...

I felt so … alone 🍃

Detached

Disconnected

Without a purpose, unuseful

Until my first leaf started growing

Sprouting in the spring

Right on my forearm

Beautiful to see

Connecting me with everything

Rooted

Living in the city

Suited in concrete and steel

Never suited me

Glorious green leaves adorn my limbs

Veins of phloem spread under my skin

Wondrously

Enriching

Thickening

Woodening

Strength...

“Heeeey, Jimmy!” How’s the dogs today?” said the sharply dressed woman in the Wall Street pantsuit, talking to the man behind the food cart, in the center of the city park.

“Yo, Ximena! Everything is roses. You know how we do it.”

Jimmy opened the cart, and reached for two Italian sausages. The usual.

“How’s the markets today, boss lady?”

He said, placing steaming onions, peppers, and extra...

Chapter 1: Surprise!

There’s a ring on the doorbell at 2PM.

It’s my Birthday, and I don’t want to deal with another door-to-door salesperson, with the same-old-sales pitch:

“Heeey [Insert some compliment, like “Nice Shoes!”!] I’m in the neighborhood today, doing some work for your neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Made-up-name, and …”

“No Thank You”.

That’s how it would go.

Jocelyn and I had the ...

Queen Bee watched with glee as blood spurt from a deep gash over Viktoria’s eye brow as Bee reigned [sic] punches down. She listened to the thud —-> thud —> thud —-> thwack as her gloved fists struck brow, nose, and mouth, in succession and then she landed a hammer punch to Viktoria’s cheek bone.

Viktoria was the world champ. Was.

The referee stepped in, stopping the punches. Round 1.

The ri...