Family Friday: Flying Home
On July 6, 2022, my family gathered to mourn the loss of my Grandpa and lay him to rest. This is the eulogy I delivered. Â Last Friday I went …
Family Friday: My Stones
Shabbat Shalom! I am remembering the first kidney stone that sent me to the hospital today. I woke up in excruciating pain that morning but managed to type out a …
Small Town Crime
This poem is based on an article I read in a small town newspaper back in 2008. While this isn’t one of my best poems, I do enjoy the movement …
Family Friday: Digging Holes
There is something wonderful about taking a shovel and digging a hole, the start of some project, or, in my case, the continuation of a very drawn out project. This …
Blackout Poetry in the Stars
The summer of 2011 I stumbled upon Austin Kleon‘s work sitting on a shelf in a bookstore. Not heeding the title of one of his books, Steal Like an Artist, …
Family Friday: Pathfinder
Shabbat Shalom! My favorite childhood memories take place on the dusty back roads and waters of the Pathfinder Wildlife Refuge. Listening to Prairie Home Companion or singing along to a …
Baby Bird-er
Today I hope to pay a family of eagles a visit. For the last several years, my family has enjoyed watching the growth and home-improvements of a pair of bald …
Family Friday: A Squirrel’s Balance
Shabbat Shalom! This morning two young squirrels are playing in the cherry blossom tree outside of my window as I think over my week, ahead and behind me. They flick …
Half a bottle of vodka & half a loaf of bread
This is a poem pieced together from notes and lines in a notebook I used while serving as the teaching assistant for the Holocaust course offered at the University of …
Family Friday: A Simple Love
Shabbat Shalom! This week my parents celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary and each day since they have been teasing each other by recalling where they would be on their road …