EMPTY NEST–a poem on letting go
By A Priori Press, DBA |
Listen to the crow, brilliant in dappled light, Outrage pulsing to and fro, With fluff and caw sharp in her eyes, and reproach a tone of deep forlorn. My Nest ...
STUFF!
By A Priori Press, DBA |
Here’s my confession: I have stuff. Lots of it. Do you? My garage is currently an archeology expedition undertaken to create a space in which my son can build an ...
The Joys of Dancing after the 2-Year Pandemic
By A Priori Press, DBA |
Depression is insidious. Sometimes it starts slowly, like the latest leaks under my house before I got the plumbing fixed; and fixed again. But sometimes depression gallops into one’s peripheral ...
“My Mother’s Touch”–a poem on love and dementia
By A Priori Press, DBA |
She has dementia, they say, with each look of steely sorrow a poisoned arrow they did not release but see coming from a long time off. Until it is here, ...
From the Lighter Side: 12 Lessons from Pharaoh, a Backyard Tortoise
By A Priori Press, DBA |
When life does not give you nice human-made salads of cut up old apples and oranges, just eat the grass. It’s out there, it’s free, and you don’t have to ...
GRATITUDE
By A Priori Press, DBA |
Today has been a hard day, so far. Should I tell you why? Share my individual troubles, describe the struggles, inner and outer—and ask for empathy and understanding and maybe ...
The Ostrich versus The News Junkie: A debate on following (or not) details of the (dismal) news
By A Priori Press, DBA |
OK, picture this, if you will. Two figures at the table on the debate stage. One is Ostrich. You know: the big bird with round fluffy body and long silly ...
WHAT IF We Didn’t Need Validation?
By A Priori Press, DBA |
While teaching a workshop at the Southern California Writers Conference, I heard myself say words I had not planned to say. “Your work is valuable. Your stories, your voice, your ...
The ABCs of Mental Healthier Writing: C is for Childhood Writing
By A Priori Press, DBA |
Dear Childhood: Why should I write to you or about you? Why should anyone think about it, wonder, or care? We adults have one thing universally in common. We were ...
B is for BOREDOM Writing
By A Priori Press, DBA |
You are the spiritual equivalent to 2-day old coffee. Bitter, maybe, but it’s already in the pot, and I’m exhausted and late to work and I need to wake up ...