Mystery in a Boat

Mystery in a Boat

I am adrift in the Sea of Virginia my little boat The Phantom Skin is now run out of gas                                      All around me are those who know more than I do about James Dickey                                       one (Amanda) even lives in the house...
His Inverted Mystery

His Inverted Mystery

What Ken wants is Columbo in HD. He has waited, he says, long enough for the release of the complete series. On shiny disc. In full HD. The UK has had series 1, he says. And, yes, that did include both pilot films, but the releases stalled after that. Australia had...
The Light of Day

The Light of Day

The moon keeps our secrets,even when peeking through an open curtainwe thought was closed,and we’ll never hear lunar languagespread the gossip that keeps us up at night,even if there is a man up therebecause he knows when to blink,or at least pretend he...
Housekeeping

Housekeeping

The aftermath makes me a housekeeper. From behind the radiator, I sweep clumps of dirt, cut hairs, dead things that cling to me like lint. The pipes of history have burst and now it stains the ceiling and drips down the walls. I catch it in buckets and toss in torn...