The air chills. The last twilight bows before night. The black clouds drift before the Hunter’s moon. There should be children out. Trick or treating. Parading up and down the street in their meme costumes. But only one walks the road, dressed as the Red Death. The unmitigated […]
Ki-on carries on. Carmen manipulates. Carlos and Justin complain. Ibrahim defies. Seated in a horseshoe formation, in a corner room, they test me while taking their tests. I feel the familiar sensations: tightening in the throat and chest, tension in the neck and shoulders, gritted teeth. My frustration […]
It has been a week. That is the longest absence I’ve had from blogging during a non-vacation week. I have missed you. And Haikai. Why, you ask? Stephen King wrote that “Writing is a support system for life, not the other way around.” Life is happening for the […]
Forgive the absence of the challenge last week, haijin. I trust you all enjoyed your Harvest Moon gazing? Congratulations to all contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. willowdot212. Eugenia3. Colleen Chesebro4. Christine Bolton, Poetry for Healing5. s.s.6. Goutam Dutta 7. Xenia Tran8. Myforever.blog9. Linda Lee Lyberg10. Janice11. Kerfe Roig12. […]
The traffic is bumper-to-bumper south of Anthony Wayne Recreation Area. A five-minute drive to the first exit for Bear Mountain takes an hour. When we learn the park is closed, due to reaching capacity, we realize we won’t make Oktoberfest. parked carson the highway medianfoot traffic Peekskill’s Downtown […]
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
