And Still (poem)

Posted by ractrose on 28 Apr 2018 in Art, Poems

      And Still   And still, they know nothing of laying pipes, or stacking bricks They would be curious and agog at these Shyly confer upon themselves nobility Of feeling, of sensitivity To let the layers lay and the stackers stack And still, they know nothing of policing streets Certain they have not […]

Assorted Opinions: Unnecessary Words

Posted by ractrose on 27 Apr 2018 in Nonfiction

Assorted Opinions One Size Fits None                       Have you ever felt that when a celebrated author flouts Strunk and White-ish dos and don’ts (passive voice, adverbs, use of, that vs. which, etc.), her trailblazing gives hope to the little people? (And every time you’re told […]