In addition to poetry, I occasionally write short essays, or commentaries. Two essays have been published recently in CONTRARY Magazine, an on-line publication from Chicago edited by Jeff McMahon.
PREPARE TO BELIEVE recounts a trip with my daughter to the Creation Museum near Cincinnati, a fascinating glimpse into Biblical literalism, and my own journey out of this worldview (Spring 2009):
Prepare To Believe in CONTRARY
A SECRET IN PLAIN VIEW recounts a trip to a Midwest "gentlemen's club" as an exploration of family-mores and Eros (Winter 2009):