hidden island
From the novel Monopole. Teddy’s unconscious thoughts then wander, finding their way back to Sylvie, as his memory continues playing like...
dr. yann
From the novel Monopole Before Teddy has a chance to react, a metal door slides closed high up in the distance, sounding like it is...
wrench
From the novel Monopole. [a defining sentence] After a moment, Teddy sets down the wrench, commands the machine to generate him a sturdy,...
dandelions
From the novel Monopole. Time passes. Gertrude comes to retrieve Teddy, pushing in an old-fashioned wheelchair. She is hurried, almost...
into the blue-green fog
From the novel Monopole. Once the stranger goes on his way, Teddy steps from the flow of the crowd rushing in and out of the station, and...
the call of the machine
From the novel Monopole. When she left, I knew it was for good. I didn’t have any illusions about her coming back after everything I’d...
Good Poets
The poet is a procrastinator. He goes out of his way to find other things to put his mind to. The poet knows everything else he does...
pontificatorily (final stage)
i wondered if you had the time of day it wouldn’t suit you if i did and so one swears that, after all of this un-going, this is where it...
Introducing Monopole
New setting, new characters, new cover, new title, new story, and it’s nearly twice as long. I'm very enthusiastic about all the...
like a fish
From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The tone coming from the device on the floor beside Teddy’s head stops and the...
