Orange Sourdough Starter

To make sourdough bread, one begins with sourdough starter — 
A stinky mixture of yeast, flour, and water that…

6:66

A country in a country’s
where we’re headed any minute;
countries within countries
will begin in 2020.

Capitalism Is Incompatible With Democracy

Say, did you know that there is a vote today? An old war hero was diagnosed with cancer and dragged himself out to Washington DC to make it harder for regular citizens who are not senators to get health care and capitalism is incompatible with democracy.

The Truth

They killed you.
That was the rumor,
Death by a thousand cuts.
Greed, ego, ignorance, power,
Loyalty, security, propriety, theology,
And…

The Picnic

‘Neath a haze of charcoal fumes
And sparkling summer sky,
They gathered round the sickbed
And ate an apple pie.

Resistance, Weeks 6 & 7

Reflection

Barren Ground: A Poem

Against the barren ground, I push.
Underneath,
it seems so safe.
The angry sun is against me.
The night is my refuge.
No…

Nothing Personal

I didn’t 
Take your job, 
Lose your money or
Steal your wife.

Growth

Do you see that baby bird who walks?
because she has forgotten she has wings,
the bud that tries to blossom but cannot,
or the caterpillar who…

Kick Back

How does it feel to
Kick back,
Play with fire as a
Web hack,
From the safety of a
Laptop,
Hoping for another
Shoe drop?