Torsade Literary Space The Tick of a Second Hand (poem)
My Titanic poem. Harry Widener, one of the victims, had purchased while abroad a 1598 edition of Francis Bacon’s essays. It was in his possession when he went down with the ship. The Tick of a Second Hand The landing gear came down And a long becalming slick Smothered […]
My Curious Reading: In and Out of Conservatism
My Curious Reading In and Out of Conservatism Many, if not most, acts are prompted by their environment: pressured, permissive, insular, cooperative, anti-social, etc., and by the spirit of the times, whether or not the actor is fully conscious of this. I had been thinking of the Tylenol killer, […]
The First Idea (poem)
The First Idea The first idea the two women jotted down Was a spoof on the bodice-ripper “Wait. You make me think. Could you do something dark…? A take on Jack the Ripper.” “We could do anything. How about Passion’s Savage Heart…that seems jokey enough. See if the name’s been used. […]