In addition to poetry, I occasionally write short essays, or commentaries, allowing me a more narrative, prose expression for my writing. Two essays have been published recently in CONTRARY Magazine, an on-line publication from Chicago editted by Jeff McMahon.
PREPARE TO BELIEVE recounts a trip with my daughter to the Creation Museum near Cincinnati, a fascinating glimpse into Biblical literalism, and my own journey out of this worldview (Spring 2009):
Prepare To Believe in CONTRARY
A SECRET IN PLAIN VIEW recounts a trip to a midwest "gentlemen's club" as an exploration of family-mores and Eros (Winter 2009):
