Hornbeams

I was born in 1983 under a sky in which the radiant Sun and mischievous Jupiter were housed in Capricious Leo.

Filiation, Divinely Instituted

Samo of Burkina Faso

postmortem insemination

levirate

"ghost marriage"

giving primacy to the social rather than the biological

what we consider natural (or normal)

Shearing Sunday

There is only one blue bowl chipped in this specific way.

Three hands that pare apples.

Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of peelings.

Granted Standing

Promoted until breathless.

Decentralize Trust.

Trust is an easy thing to squander.


An indicator of anxiety.

Speculative Angst.

A fear of being left behind.

Cardboard Symmetry

A Mini Cooper (electric) in the parking lot disspassionately awaits a real investment—totaled and kept. A german his dog, his wife, all glistening high above the cove. An inquiry always a symbol.

Wherever you go, there you are.

A Nissan Leaf, a croissant, a beautiful salad that surprisingly tempts you, a conversation watched through commercial glass. Engaged, caring only about the "right" details.

Raised expectations. The amount of reading that went into this broadest of perspectives. Never nervous. Collected.

A Vegas gal in his front coat pocket, a woman on each side, feeling powerful, chest up, suited, ready for battle.

Warmed by a life spent on Hawaiian beaches, hardened by disappointment and failure.

Unfulfilled fantasies and so many weather patterns observed.