lost & found in flyover country

mostly poems. published weekly.

  • The Bones of Birds

    There is no ground, said Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, that is the good news. The bad news is that we are falling, falling, never… More.

  • August Links

    A long-ago friend told me “You can’t build on shifting sands,” and so it is perhaps not the time to build, when the… More.

  • July Links

    Summer becomes eclectic as July slides into August and nobody seems to know what’s going on. Normal summer activities like going to the… More.

  • Children of Ozymandias

    The Princes hoist their flags above the Capitol dome, fist-bumps for all the children of Ozymandias, they inherit the crumbling empire, sandblasted from… More.

  • It’s Just What Was

    A month after a tree fell on my house, a tree fell on my neighbor’s house, as if this were now a commonplace… More.

  • June Links

    I thought it was just me, but no. I’m pretty sure we’re all just winging it. Some of us have been gifted —… More.

  • The Tree on the Roof

    There is a tree lying across the roof of my house, a fairly large tree that came down yesterday in the early hours… More.

  • May Links

    “I know what I value. I don’t know what I need.” Says Heather Havrilesky, in conversation with Jennifer Louden on the Create Out… More.

  • This Week You’re a Flowerpot

    So much has been written this past week about abortion rights and the leaked Alito opinion, with responses far more comprehensive than I… More.

  • April Links

    My month-long hiatus extended nearly half a year (surprise!) as I wandered through a wet, gray, Midwest winter and on into early spring,… More.

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