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A lawn picnic
An exile reflects on aging neighbors, a distant mother, illness, and the quiet erosion of time in a neglected townhouse complex.
Collected Works in Contemporary Art and Literature
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Closet Space
Four poignant poems navigating themes of identity, love, and revelation. The poet confronts the complexities of relationships with unflinching honesty yet struggles to reach deeper emotional truths.
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Street Dogs
“The whites of her paws and the tip of her tail glow in the lavender hour light. How could he have wanted to send her away?”
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Río San Pedro Journey
Blood streaks the edge of the Earth. Cirrus clouds wisp across the mountain crags. Then dusk darkens towards us. A silver crescent moon, its points upward, rises before us. The…
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The Levine’s Building
“She’s not your mom,” Vicki said coldly. “This is your home. This is where you belong. With me.”
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The Year of Not Knowing
This was the year when Evil / ate up the phrases that came out of my head / (they wanted paper or prominence or both). / Dying became the national…
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Mothers Like You
“We not gonna die because we have mothers everywhere. Like you” The boy with the hurt foot handed her the orange and smiled lovingly knowingly greedily as if he were…
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The Celestial Lily Rusch
A haunting exploration of love, loss, and identity in the New York LGBTQ+ scene, Scott Bassis paints an evocative portrait of longing and resilience.
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Encounter on the Blue Line
A chance encounter on a morning train forces a middle-aged man to confront his deepest desires, regrets, and fantasies. But reality has an unexpected twist in store.
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Fractured Existence
A haunting and lyrical exploration of technology, identity, and existential struggle, these poems delve into the human experience with vivid imagery and poignant reflections.
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On Letters, Legends, and Levity
A poetic exploration of language, lore, and humor. This collection weaves through alphabets, ancient traditions, and playful feline insights, offering a journey of wit and wonder.