This song is almost 30 years old. It reminds me of Phil Ochs. Not because it sounds like his music but because of the annoying way it stays relevant. I’m scared of youAfraid that you’ll touch meAfraid that you won’tAfraid that you already have and I don’t even know I want youI want you to… Read more

Impaired. That’s the word most frequently used to describe Suzette. Handicapped rubbed people the wrong way and blind was too blunt. So she was visually impaired. In more ways than one, she thought. The little she could see of the thing in the mirror she’d prefer not to. But she was blind. Legally blind. She… Read more

  Enthusiasm is infectious. Like winning or crying or panicking. It’s also one of the few things that doesn’t get brittle in this season of short days and long nights. The Olympics generate a lot of enthusiasm in a specialized population that spreads across the globe. Many participants have dedicated themselves to their sport since… Read more

Up hereIt’s perfectly clearThat everything’s going to end Up hereThat all makes senseBecause it all makes sense up hereIt all makes sense up here Down hereI don’t knowIf I could ever let you goDown hereI don’t know Up hereIt’s perfectly  clearThat I can’t fall in love with you Up hereThat’s all for the bestBecause it… Read more

So, it was a polar bear. That’s how I wound up behind bars. I never had a problem with polar bears before today. They seem decent enough, like any other species, I guess. They occasionally take baby seals and rip them apart, splattering their blood all over the snow, but that’s nature. Who am I… Read more

The strange and fascinating phenomenon whose magic we try to capture with the word “love” has been the motivation for more forms of artistic expression than all other sources combined. I recently had the rare treat of spending a day watching its influence on artworks from the early days of both the 17th and 21st… Read more