This is Old Mexico, land of rattle-snakes. Drifting high in the night sky, An airplane’s light illuminates the clouds. The darkness is more easily seen with light. On the low hillsides, the city sighs Palm trees hover ridiculously and majestically. Birds of Paradise guard the sidewalks Amidst disembodied laughter. A stranger in their neighborhood, I […]
Fhyre Phoenix
Posted inArts + Scene
Covid Field Notes
Strange days Isolation Canned food To maintain a budget. Day and night Sleep and wake No longer match No longer matter. Too much T.V. Too much bad news Too much racism Too much. Eyes behind masks Breath behind Masks required Where is my mask? ‘Help Wanted’ sign Could use the money If only the potential […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
What Is Wrong With Our Community?
The events leading up to becoming homeless are always traumatic and often related to violence in one’s childhood. About 90 percent of homeless women and about 50 percent of homeless men have been rape or incest victims, often as children, and often repeatedly. This, and other instances childhood violence, result in early onset post-traumatic stress […]