Passengers, Let Me Break It Down For You

Passengers, Let Me Break It Down For You

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Fire and Rain
Originally published in Birmingham Magazine in November 2005
Oct 23 • 
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I’m Running for President!
Ok, not really, but I did at one time.
Oct 11 • 
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The Hands of Mrs. Andrew Ostermeyer
Flash fiction
Oct 9 • 
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My Official Faculty Portrait
a poem
Oct 2 • 
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September 2025

Sit Next to Me
a poem
Sep 24 • 
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Sympathy for the Empath
Are there other empaths out there?
Sep 18 • 
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You May Ask Yourself How Did I Get Here
Riffing off the Talking Heads song
Sep 9 • 
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A More Honest Prayer
For Charlie, gone.
Sep 5 • 
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Prayer To Send You On Your Way
For my sweet brother from this life to the next.
Sep 3 • 
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August 2025

Where’s My Damn Casserole?
An essay for empty nesters.
Aug 26 • 
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A Story Derived from 3 Words in Moby Dick
A narrative experiment.
Aug 13 • 
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You Are Afraid
that no one believes how hard you tried. It’s dusk outside and I can see your musty, orange-lit house, you wasted and wasting.
Aug 4 • 
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