In Chains I hate to sound like I am saying this about every poem from Atheists and Empty Spaces that I revise, but, once again, this is one of my favorite poems. Not only does it have some cool rhythm and rhymes, but it has neat breaks in the rhythm. It clearly is not conversational, yet its subject makes more sense not sounding like conversation because it must be a form of interaction of a higher degree. What is that high-falutin' subject? Well, let me tell you. People ten

Sunrise over the Water I have no idea when I first wrote today's poem. It may have originally been in my old poetry notebook, the spiral one with the Space Van on the cover, the one that I wrote poems in, folded poems into, and carried with me through my whole life--until it was gone to who knows where. (I actually believe that someone stole it!) The original version of this poem might have been in that notebook, but it might not have. I could be dreaming the idea that this p

Light Shining Through a Stained Glass Window We may not all be done celebrating yet, but Christmas 2025 is now behind us, and we can move on into the new year. Speaking of the new year, I have revised another of the poems from Atheists and Empty Spaces , which I will share with you today. Hopefully, within this new year, I will get the entire book of poems revised and republished. As a reminder, I do still have copies of the Austin McCauley publication, and copies are still a

Dream-like Reflection of Sycamore Trees in Water Well, this poem from page 52 of Atheists and Empty Spaces (if you have the defunct Austin McCauley publication) took me a long time to revise. It is a fairly complicated poem written in Spenserian stanzas adapted somewhat by Keats, and any word changes or other revisions made sticking to that form very difficult. I do not believe that a particular form makes a poem, but choosing a form and not changing it can sure make a poet w

The Cover of DLGA Well, after producing four books in three months last summer, I finally got this one on the shelves at Amazon after three more months. Yeah, I had some issues with my editing--and having a real job that eats up a lot of my, but it is there. I still recommend buying the book at Lulu.com , but if you have Amazon Prime, and you get free shipping, I don't see how you can pass up the deal. By the way, I have copies of Uncle Boog and the Dogfight , Aunt Charlotte'

The Front and Back Cover of DLGA Yes, I am back to blogging, but this may be the last blog until Thanksgiving or Christmas break. I have over 120 students in six classes this semester. Three of those classes are online Comp I classes, and another two are seated Comp I and Comp II, so I spend most of my week days and weekends grading. Yep! Just grading! Anyhow, I am working on proofreading and editing Dewey Lynn Gets Arrested for the FOURTH time. Apparently, I am not getting

Mom, Dad, and Baby me Following the advice of my mentor and friend, Patrick Gillespie, I have removed all but the most pertinent...

I think that I have always loved the poem Carnalville because Kellie and I loved the show so much when we first watched the series...

I don't think that the ideas in this poem is hard to grasp unless you completely close your eyes to the issues. The ideas are inspired by...

Potential Cover for Dewey Lynn Gets Arrested Yes, sir or madam, you see that correctly! Dewey Lynn Gets Arrested is the fourth book that...

Wedded with My Memory   I choose to unite with safe Memory, The only sense that yields at my request. She raises walls against my enemy,...

Those of you who regularly read my blog are aware that Austin Macauley publishers has decided to abandon the rights to publish my book...

My Three Books, All Published in the Last Month I would apologize for my absence from blogging, but I have at least three very good and...

Two Crows Stealing Food from a Blue Jay Why, oh, why have I not been blogging for a month now? I have been waiting. Walk with Words is...

Cartoon Crow Tugging at a Flower: Created by Google Gemini, edited by me. According to the UPS tracking app, the second proof of Walk...

A Crow Shivaree: Image by Google Gemini, altered and edited by me Well, dear readers, after Kellie and I both went over the first proof...

Two Crows Tug-of-War: Created by Google Gemini Holy Cow! Did I have a lot of revising to do when the first proof arrived. The back cover...

The Two Crow Brothers on a Fence Yes, you read the title correctly. USPS says that the proof copy of our book will be here tomorrow. It...

Front Cover of Walk with Words Well, the book is published, and I am waiting for the first proof. Kellie has already made a suggestion...