Dank darkness seems to permeate my pores I wait in silence It's what they told me to do I try to do what I'm told I'm only eight I sort of have to, you know I have tried to ask, "Why? Why do they hate us? And why are we killing them?" But I am … Continue reading Tears Of The Innocent
5Word Challenge
NOTE: I used to do these 5Word Challenges all the time, mainly because I enjoyed the, well...challenge. It's been a while now, but I really like this little story. twilight, crush, brazen, remind, favor Sleepy, silky streams of twilight caressed my face as the first day of summer drew to a close. Given my … Continue reading 5Word Challenge
How To Lose Followers On Social Media
Steps 1-10 1. State a conviction that represents how you truly feel about any subject. 2. Umm...actually, that should pretty much guarantee it.
Break The Silence
This poster adorned the wall in my college dorm room. There because it so aptly and succinctly expressed the rage and helplessness felt by a generation whose lives were tossed cheaply onto the fire of war. Fire stoked by greed and political ambition. 1968. April 4th, to be exact. I was a sophomore. The day … Continue reading Break The Silence
Midnight Confessions
I'm wary of the night Not for any reason I can name It's simply that it's there I dread the fading light Hidden in my fortress Safe from harm Who'll save me from myself I fear the loss of sight Eyes open yet sightless Falling down The chasm gaping wide I wish I may, I … Continue reading Midnight Confessions
Fix You
A warm and playful yet insistent breeze stole through the open bedroom window carrying a hitchhiking scent that was at once familiar and foreign. The digital display on my bedside clock read, 10:00 AM. I should have been up two hours ago, but lately all I seem to want to do is sleep, which is … Continue reading Fix You
The Key
Drab, brown woolen coat. A man's overcoat. My size. Discarded. Forgotten. Suspended on a wire hanger. A light sprinkling of dust on the shoulders. I open the coat, running my fingers over the satin lining and luxuriating in the pure pleasure of touch. I come to a bump. Not a bump exactly. Elongated. Metallic. It … Continue reading The Key
RIP Lauren Bacall
"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow."
Who Is This Guy Anyway?
You might as well know right up front that I'm not comfortable writing about myself.I find it pretentious at best and self-serving at the worst. Nevertheless, my publicist told me to come up with a short bio, so... I grew up on the Central California coast in a sleepy little agricultural community called Watsonville, but … Continue reading Who Is This Guy Anyway?
Robin
Like many of you, I have just learned of Robin Williams' death by suicide. This news has left me inexplicably undone. Ah Robin...we hardly knew ye! #RIP
R.G. Ryan 