Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature
took my daughter from me
drew her into the center
of their flower as she slept
she floated by her days
as if buoyed on the backs
of a small herd of wild horses
needled by some unknown force
outside her dreaming
beyond the touch of family
and when she drifted too far afield
from giving hands and blood
she sank deeper until nothing was left
but poppies, poppies
Eurovision is what happens when musical theater and international diplomacy get drunk at the same wedding—messy, performative, and dazzlingly absurd.
Three Xs Framework—Extraordinary, Exclusive, and Extendable. A practical method for evaluating why some stories endure in cultural memory, while others, no matter how lyrical, fade fast.
A tender, obsessive tribute to Paul McCartney, masculinity, and the fragile distance between idol and admirer.
A searing critique of the Green Transition’s failure—not in policy, but in metaphor, language, and imagination.
An Unknown Soldier of 1781 bears witness to the brutal legacy of American wars, from Yorktown to January 6th, tracing the fragile arc of democracy.
A moving reflection on the quiet strength, beauty, and misunderstood reality of introversion in a world shaped by extroversion.
