Overturned Chinese
food box on the sidewalk—rats
& roaches rejoice. (May 12, 2009)
Zombies in Gucci
suits & bluetooth headsets groan-
tech-fried brains sizzle. (May 19, 2009)
In a room full of
mirrors, I am infinite.
Army of myself. (May 26, 2009)
No AC. Is this
what it feels like to be meat
on a barbecue? (June 2, 2009)
Pink marshmallows turn
from unicorn treats to food
fight ammunition. (June 10, 2009)
On the horizon,
thunderstorms looming always
crawling slowly close. (June 16, 2009)
Run away with the
circus, marry a carnie
don’t ever look back! (June 23, 2009)
Draw & quarter me.
Just don’t leave dead air where “I
love you” used to be. (June 30, 2009)
Dear deep-fried brownies,
Where have you been all my life?
I love you, Alzy. (July 8, 2009)
Smashed fireflies on
the windshield. Light drawn by light
glowing postmortem. (July 14, 2009)
Face-painted kids on
ponies remind me of her—
daughter in my dreams. (July 21, 2009)
Three hundred pudding
pies concocted with care, thrown
with passionate flare. (July 28, 2009)
Transience wears me
like a dress thinned through many
suds and wash cycles. (August 4, 2009)
“Men will envision
your hair spread on their pillows!”
quoth my new stylist. (August 11, 2009)
Grey wrinkled trunk nabs
a fallen bit of popcorn-
Klepto elephant. (August 18,2009)
A box of fresh baked
oatmeal cookies, chewy &
warm, made my Wednesday. (August 25, 2009)
Two inked, muscled hunks
& a beat up pickup truck-
yet another move! (September 1, 2009)
Carnival games &
motorcycle races, I’ll
lament the arcade. (September 8, 2009)
Double header: cheered
the Mets then turned Phillies fan.
Change is in the air! (September 15, 2009)
Traded diamonds
for the male equivalent:
my little Muldoon! (September 22, 2009)
He’s as close as I’ll
get to a kid of my own
& I love Muldoon. (September 29, 2009)
Finally getting
paid for my wordsmith skills at
my new writing gig! (October 6, 2009)
Red cake, orange cake,
yellow cake, green cake, blue cake,
purple cake, RAINBOW! (October 13, 2009)
Alumni rally
in the streets & in the stands.
Penn State Homecoming. (October 20, 2009)
My best friend of close
to twenty years got engaged!
Congrats John & Liz! (October 27,2009)
Mastodon/Dethklok
rocked Hammerstein Ballroom hard!
BRUTALLY METAL! (November 3, 2009)
The ocean carries
many sailors & secrets
never to wash up. (November 10, 2009)
Wine barrels stacked high,
aromatic catacombs
to sobriety. (November 17, 2009)
Counting all the stars
like goldfish floating belly-
up against the black. (November 24, 2009)
Muscles morph & stretch
alchemically at Boot
Camp run by sadists. (December 1, 2009)
There is great freedom
in dreaming & you can try
again every night. (December 8, 2009)
Grey Sunday fills with
eerie ginger aromas…
Zombies rise from dough! (December 15, 2009)
Thursday night, Midnight:
Marveling at Pandora,
wishing I’d turn blue. (December 22, 2009)
This year my island
of misfit toys doesn’t seem
lonely anymore. (December 29, 2009)
Sometimes broken hearts
never heal. You just live an
alternate ending. (January 5, 2010)
Hope is a large fish
writhing against a thin line.
Reel that baby in! (January 12, 2010)
Brave little Muldoon
the post-op astronaut flies
around on pain meds. (January 19, 2010)
Combating winter
blahs in the vineyard with wines
& stinky cheeses. (January 26, 2010)
I know he’ll always
simmer softly on the back
burner of my heart. (February 2, 2010)
Camping around a fire
is much less romantic when
it’s for survival. (February 9, 2010)
It’s funny how we
celebrate a massacre
with heart-shaped candies. (February 16, 2010)
Strawberry cream puffs
for breakfast & Tim Burton
at MoMA. Perfect. (February 23, 2010)
Cherry sangria
is a magical gift for
the uninspired. (March 2, 2010)
Balloons & cupcakes
drowning in candle wax for
a surprise party! (March 9, 2010)
Keep your eyes open!
You might see my face in a
major magazine! (March 16, 2010)
Muldoon wore himself
out, but made friends on his first
trip to the dog run. (March 23, 2010)
I want a movie
reality. Where is my
Night Fury dragon? (March 30, 2010)
In no circumstance
will I apologize for
having a backbone. (April 6, 2010)
Clash of the Titans
in 3D is like making
out with Perseus. (April 13, 2010)
Muldoon marched proudly
& shook hands with his trainer
at graduation. (April 20, 2010)
Thunderstorms & film
marathons- add a little
ice cream, it’s perfect! (April 27, 2010)
I will never ride
on the back of another
guy’s lame crotch rocket. (May 4. 2010)
