Plight of the Poet

When I think back on it now, I still don’t understand why I acted the way I did. I knew most of my decisions were unconscionable then the...

It was July 7, 2007, when I moved from Iowa to Malibu...

From the novel Monopole. The magnificent glow of the M Corp lab casts an eerie blue light in through the window of the nuke as they...

From the novel Monopole. Teddy’s unconscious thoughts then wander, finding their way back to Sylvie, as his memory continues playing like...

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...

From the novel Monopole. [a defining sentence] After a moment, Teddy sets down the wrench, commands the machine to generate him a sturdy,...

From the novel Monopole. Time passes. Gertrude comes to retrieve Teddy, pushing in an old-fashioned wheelchair. She is hurried, almost...

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...

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...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The tone coming from the device on the floor beside Teddy’s head stops and the...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] To be anything again would be a dream. I yearn to take risks, but can hardly...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] Felix enters the coordinates, engages the automated clutch, and sits silently as...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The elevator door slides closed. Teddy looks down to admire his new tuxedo as...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] “Goodbye, John,” says the voice of an electric lady, which seems to come from...

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The rumble slows and then recedes, seemingly back into the belly of the earth....

From the novel Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] “Another remarkable characteristic of the material,” the ALLpod says, “is that...

A sneak peak at the next draft of Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] The mid-morning city passes by. Teddy stares out the van’s...

From the not-so-immediately forthcoming novel tentatively entitled Modern Disparity …a thought occurred to me that had been festering in...

From Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] An ever-fleeting storm dissipates beyond the deep horizon. She is best when she is less...

From Monopole [formerly Theodorus in Excelsis] …The bus ride is slow and there are many stops. The time, too, is slow, but Teddy enjoys...

Teddy goes into a bar. Orders a beer, asks for a straw. Has to repeat himself until the server understands. Sucks the beer up through the...