Yesterday I posted my latest poem titled "[State Secrets]"( This is a reading of that piece. A big plan that I have for 2017 is to do a poetry tour and read my poetry at a number of venues across

This video is a companion to the tutorial that I posted on Steemit awhile back. It will show you step-by-step how to self-publish a book on the Createspace platform to be sold on Amazon and through your

There are state secrets Lurking in the bedrooms, and bathrooms And dark recesses of the nation They exist in the wife She is mired in a depression Because her husband hasn’t touched her in months They

This tutorial will show you how to use Trello to organize and research your Steemit posts. It will show you how to create boards, add notes and attachments and more. This is a valuable tool when it comes

I climb out of bed Finally in motion I took a long walk Down to the ocean To the edge of the water I dip my toes in The water is freezing My toes are frozen I’m not deterred I just keep going Up to my

I have never suffered from true, debilitating depression. But I wanted to explore my feelings of what it is like to be truly clinically depressed. I can't do it justice because I haven't lived it, but

I know that the immediate reaction to the year 2017 was one of horror. Let's be honest, much of this was due to Trump-related psychosis. The world was going to hell in a handbasket all because of he of

Here is my third entry into the 7 Day Black n White Challenge. Today I nominate @ericvancewalton Here are the "rules" (very loosely using that word) • Seven black and white images that represent

Here is my second entry into the 7 Day Black n White Challenge. Today I nominate @wallacemom Here are the "rules" • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present

I have had a few people ask me for tips on writing poetry since I published my book last year. I've always thought that was a great compliment because I consider myself a decent writer but nothing more.

Here is my first entry into the 7 Day Black n White Challenge. Today I nominate @micheletrainer Here are the "rules" • Seven black and white images that represent an aspect of your life. • Present

Standing under a footbridge that we usually walk over. On Saturday my son and I were able to partake in one of our favourite activities. We took a walk on the frozen river near my house. We hadn't been

As some of you know I released my first book of poetry in 2017. I am not far away from releasing book #2 and I wanted to come up with a unique way of celebrating the accomplishment of releasing another

Hello ladies and gentleman, it's time for everyone's favourite (not really) game, Questions for Steemians! I think this will be a fun way to get to know fellow Steemians a little bit better and to also

I took a walk on the Westmoreland Trail today, which is a system of trails through the woods and along the river just outside of the town where I live. Since it's October and the beautiful fall colours

And throughout the year the words that I have written on the page I have toiled in my usual mercurial fashion Always leaning to the dark Today I shall take the opposite tack And salute that which brings

Dead wings in this paradise (I can't fly) Dreamers never die But then again, who am I? One of 8 billion trying to get by Yes I bleed so easily Piss on the walls when it's too dark to see Sit and think

The other day I caught the train for a day of work downtown The carousel rat-race fuckery keeps spinning me around Got off the train and walked amongst humanity in bunches Dodging people left and right

(Carl Jung - bottom right -- with Sigmund Freud at Clark University) Carl Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. Jung was heavily influential in many areas including anthropology,

Have you read my book? Did you have a look Long enough to see That you’re in every word I’ve ever written? You’re in the lonely words And the joyful words And the desperate words You’re in the words that