Surge
At the Senior Center, nobody is playing cards. The tables are folded and leaned against the wall; the Queen of Hearts is stuffed in a box upside-down and backward, jammed between a joker and the three of clubs.
The Room as We See It
Image: “Unsatisfied Externals” by J. Stormer. “The Room as We See It” was written by Andrew Payton for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, December 2022, and selected as the Artist’s Choice.
Ode to a Band-Aid
Over the years, how often I have run to your
tin box or cardboard container, searching for
the perfect closure.
Audio, Poems
Lester’s Calling
In the “Hey, You There!” of the moment Lester thought it was the Lord calling. He turned, looked, saw nothing
By Luck Alone He Is Here
One morning last summer while I was sleeping
my three and five year old left out the front door
and walked toward the park, up one side street
and across another …