: About Me

I think I'm a kind soul who's trying to make sense of the world mired in blech. Bleak enough for you? What can I say, I'm a fan of truth tellers- that come in the form of great comedians, like the late George Carlin, musical sages, like Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Tracy Chapman, or filmmakers, a Woody Allen.

I love to read, and discussing the greatness of wonderful art, which incite our artistic sensibilities.

My favorite past time would be to turn back time, perhaps to save my brethren from oppression, or to be with some of the greatest writers- without the opium, or to be in Waiting for Godot upon its premiere... to make the audience, go "What?"

This seems like a wonderful resource to hone our crafts, and to live up to William Burroughs ideal of what it means to be a writer.

My passion is ...

writing and swimming

I know too much about ...

Dylan, Romanticism, Zucker films

My parents always told me ...

To stick to it. Don't be a flake

My childhood ambition ...

NBA Shooting Guard

My favorite memory ...

being asst. sesei in Judo

Why I write ...

to manifest and de-humidify my craving

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

some great lyricist or basketball, or Eva Green

My first job ...

mailroom...somewhere

My best moment ...

being published

My inspiration ...

my family, gorgeous muse (s)

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: For Natalya Estemirova

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For Natalya Estemirova: For I didn't know you Until you died a callous murder; Though your integrity lay intact. For the bravery you humbly hid Beneath the countless souls you helped to protect Somewhere near the perilous Caucasus Mountains. Natalya: I marvel at your courage And I've never met you Though I would have wanted. You met the tragic irony of your own courage: You met the same fate of others you sought to protect. Natalya: For we remember you by your first name alone; You were murdered for your cause And your cause had you murdered. Natalya: You were in a line of other needless d...

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