Tag Archives: astronomy

On Loss.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Our family lost a beloved member this week – Ted’s only cousin’s husband. He was in his early forties, a stay-at-home dad, and a caregiver to his grandma-in-law. He was funny, interesting, a great storyteller, into all the wonderful geeky … Continue reading →

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Today’s Poem: “Cheating at Cards With Jesus”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Cheating at Cards With Jesus The Lord is a pain in the ass when He’s had too much whiskey. But then, so’s anyone, so I couldn’t fault Him for it. He leered over the rim of his cards and winked. … Continue reading →

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On Entropy, Accretion and Exploding Novels

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

There was a time in my life when I was a lot tougher than I am now. And though I was strong enough to break a man’s nose (and did once, but that is another story) that time in my … Continue reading →

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A year buds, swells, blooms, dies.

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

All things considered, I really dug 2010, despite its rather inauspicious beginning at which I learned that my book, originally slated to slide into the world in the fall of 2010, was to be delayed until 2011. That was a … Continue reading →

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Processing My Way through the Launch Pad Experience; or, How My Brain Was Destroyed, Rearranged and Rebuilt by the Shockwave of an Exploding Supernova

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

Ok, fine, that subtitle is slightly misleading. Still, given the transformative power of an exploding supernova – both destructive and constructive, leaving that part of the universe indelibly altered – I’m starting to feel a lot of kinship with nebulas. … Continue reading →

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