Lunar Eclipse by the Chitose River, December 10, 2011
Lunar Eclipse by the Chitose River, December 10, 2011 The crusted snow crunching under our boots on the way to a clearing in the trees—swans on the river complaining in high-pitched cries of the cold—reminded me of breaking into a fresh-baked lemon meringue pie as a child with the back of a cold spoon. One […]
Critique of Car Accident Art Museum
Critique of Car Accident Art Museum In the first exhibit, two Honda Civics are smooshed, their hoods scrunched like a little accordion. suspended in time a second after the collision. The second exhibit: an SUV. A classic catapult-through-the-windshield job. Nothing particularly striking or original, retro-vintage-throwback, really, the outline of a person in the shattered glass. […]
Miracles
Miracles At first, the genetically altered corn Merely stretches: look at my Fashionable fronds, watch my glorious silk Wave back at you. A foreign gene Sequence here, a geometrically solved protein There, and the corn is so much more To look at. This corn thinks itself Pretty. But soon, a set of lean stalks Balances […]
Lewis Carroll Knew My Family: A Series
Lewis Carroll Knew My Family: A Series Red Queen If the Queen is pleased by her reflection, her echo, I have learned to mimic better than the best mirror. If the Queen wants me to wear a pantsuit to foil her dress, I produce the perfect pumps. The Queen and I eat salads, low-fat dressing […]
