Making History

"A disaster brings two past lovers together"

3:28am – Jacksonville, SC; Three Weeks Ago“Ike. Can you hear me?”“Yes,” he replies in darkness, sitting up in bed and trying to come to life. “I’m here. What happened?”From the Federal Emergency Management Agency temporary command post, a frazzled coordinator...

Linger On

"A poem."

Linger on, your bright blue eyes, your Buddha smile,and new morning highs.Leave with me that sensual glance, the quiet miles,and the provocative Gypsy dance.Let us keep thoughts of intertwining lips, garbled whispers,and slip-sliding hips,remembering the joy, the louder laughter, the...

These Colorado Boys

"A young lady visits a family friend for the final time"

Clearwater Ranch – Twenty-five Miles South of PuebloAfter fifteen hours of driving across the country, the Fagundes family finally arrives at their lifetime friend’s home in the heart of the homeland.It’s hot for this time of year, the distant mountains...