Runaway Bunny, Revisited
He calls from across the ocean at 2 AM and there’s a spark in my chest at his voice on the line, a twitch like that small butterfly I felt in my womb before he was born. Lately (say, the last four years), we have not been close except for hugs at the holidays, and...
The Adventures of ChickyBaby
Forthcoming is a childrens book titled "The Adventures of ChickyBaby."
Fond du Lac
"Fond du Lac" is an extended collage of ideas that describe my home town, situated near Lake Winnebago with references to previous inhabitants, the native tribes and French explorers as well as personal experiences at the lake. Listen to the poem on...
Winter Song
“Wintersong” was read on December 18, 2025 on WDRT Community Radio 91.9FM
Registration
Listen to this poem. Sign me up to walk with the living.My password has always been Heathenwith an exclamation point but now I’m not so sure.I’m registering today aftermonths of being dormant. The only committees I’ll be onwill have to deal with others,not the...
The Structure of Nursing School in an Otherwise Chaotic Life
from Learning to Heal: Reflections on Nursing School in Poetry and Prose ed. by Jeanne Bryner and Cortney Davis The Kent State University Press And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there. ―Neil Young I didn’t always want to be a nurse, but I...