Red Tin Noodles

Thinking machine warped. That was the rumor. Perhaps a pressure on the brain, a tumor? No reason for the aberrant behavior. No defenders, certainly no savior. And now the time had come to pay the … Read more

I am in the middle of an instant revolution when the alarm rings and I am sent back to my sedentary self. No planet has my calendar on its docket. Eight ball, side pocket. Suddenly, … Read more

I knew a cow whose fur was made of sparks. Because of this, he found that he’d been banned from many parks. He longed to get into Comiskey. But secret service found him frisky. So, … Read more

Its sprouts look like an onion bulb, but smell like vanilla, or, in some strains, cinnamon, the driver explained as we careened along rain-slicked back roads to his country home. I was still wearing my … Read more

The sheep was out of bounds. Horses, hookers and dolls were o.k. But everybody hits rock bottom. Next morn it’s up and climbing. Every day thereafter is a mountain. Praying for a foothold. Cactus is … Read more

Trapped inside, like water. Outside, chain link and barbed wire. Concrete mesa and rock ledge. Broken glass and bottles thrown from on high. A wave of pulsing oil. Here comes a train again. Lost dogs, … Read more

He wandered into a fantasy of the prairie, a silver spoon child with such a cute scowl. He was going to be a cowboy, a spaceman, a pirate. Pirate was in his genes. He won … Read more

Develop your dexterity in practice of sincerity. Achieve internal parity. Such balance is a rarity. Resolve the mind’s distortion. Remove outside extortion. Learn how to reapportion. Become one with Frank Gorshin.

An arcade in the wilderness has plunged our eagle into debt. He thought he’d rule the wildlife pool. But that was one bad bet. His chips were down on common ground. His talons lost their … Read more

Massive staircase to minimum space. Shuttling between orbits of gum. Sticking to the outside of the inside pages. Words pink and puckered by habit. There is no recourse to history’s racecourse. The favorites will win. … Read more

It’s time to bear the pall. The pendulum is still. The pit is split. The world is small. The wind is cold and chill. To deep holes in our sacred ground are lowered profane veins. … Read more

The blue spot fades to heartfelt red as the sun broils my eyelids. This is a hint of spring, even behind the cool glass veil. The dogwood barks. Cat o’ nine tails wag. Even a … Read more

This White House will undoubtedly go down in history. The president’s our first ever to be on PCP. The madness doesn’t stop at that; it’s all been quite consistent. The vice president named a fetus … Read more

Current fake news outlets are reporting our good spies with their bad are comporting. They say this chicanery ‘cross the ocean violates some democratic notion. They don’t recognize that in these times government needs leeway … Read more

While inside the ring of this existence, one must rely often on persistence. Without it and some loving insistence, there will be no way to go the distance. Yes, life is like a fight to … Read more

Can one in fact remember the green fantasies of youth? And then tend to dismember the last tree lines of the truth? Can hope and despair wallow in the cauldron of the blood, As witches … Read more

Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol," thus Scrooge was embedded. Sir Thomas More became a saint, but first he was beheaded. Eubie Blake composed and played the piano in a ragtime way. Eddie Bracken, comic, … Read more

The Indians will pay for the pipeline. Cleveland is, of course, possessed by gangs. Bomb the glaciers and tax the water. Please pull to the curb and be searched. Mexico will pay for the Alamo. … Read more

His public image is limited, indeed. His hair is a physical disturbance. There’s a question as to whether he can read. It seems his main emotion is perturbance. He’s pissed off the Aussies and latinos. … Read more