Once my disbelief wore off, I started jumping up and down. She shot me a look that told me to check my enthusiasm and put on an apron. (How do old women communicate so much with just one sideways glance?) At the counter, she let…

i saved you from a black widow sir i do not recall your name we hammered away on the doorframe and i saw it on your glove i yelled and you yelled and i smacked it away we were 4 hours from any hospital

Yuppie zombie cults with gurus in their eyes. No thinking. No perception. No meaning. Are you waiting for the revolution? An approved uprising? Turning the wheel of history to nothing more than mutated nightmares of the State… I dream of a chaos ashram where yellow…

At night we fly alone in silence across the cool, dark and earthy plants. We seek the ones we need for love or food or sacred intercession, god’s question always “Why,” are women stronger and no one responds. We are wiser birds, or perhaps the…

Twisted words weave webs of deceit, a trap for the unsuspecting flies of the public. When I think of the world in terms of predators and prey, I have to ask myself which would I prefer to be. The Spider? The Fly? Or the Web.

Iridescent, invisible strands of webbing are affixed to the taillight and bumper of the old car in the space next to mine. The round brown body of the small spider patrols the web looking for passengers or any others waiting for a ride.

You appear out of nowhere and you grow up so fast You are here one moment and disappear in the next Your ability to thrive under all conditions is amazing You make your presence felt, in every home You may be small, but you spit…

Almost to the half way point!! And still going strong. Spider Dreams Spiders crawling everywhere Over my desk full of notebooks On my bed into the covers All over my arms and legs Skittering over me Almost tickling if I wasn’t screaming   I snap…

For the longest time I was alone Until one day It showed up In a small corner of the low ceiling The itsy-bitsy spider swirled Gracefully, repetitively Creating a niche To call home. I watched fascinated The sleek movements All so perfectly balanced Then I…