Torsade Literary Space 
Yoharie: What It Takes to Fly (part two)
Yoharie What It Takes to Fly (part two) “You just get the feeling, I mean, like it’s written in the stars or something. Like you think about Three Mile Island and you think, it’s gonna go again.” His name was Makim; he was Rae’s friend from Law Club, and […]
The Impresario (part twenty-three)
The Impresario Part Twenty-Three A laughing cadre of three…Pierre, the Dauphin Enter with the ease of welcome guests They, and the young man, Renald Pass in chatter the vintner’s threshold Pierre notes Tortu waits them by the hearth, alone. Forcing a smile, he says, “Renald. You must join our guild, and […]
You Have No Whiffle Ball (poem)
You Have No Whiffle Ball You have no whiffle ball You have no chew bone You have no visionary scent-life Ringing your ears with color never seen You have no mind to dream You have nothing other than your dogness Where are your toys? You’ve eaten them, and now complain That […]
My Blog Week: December 29 to January 4
All the Latest from Torsade! A Word on the Week Headlong Imagine a group of old men, who get together at their clubs and societies—and one of the “truisms” they banter back and forth among themselves, while […]
Assorted Opinions: Plastic
Assorted Opinions Plastic The thing you’re doing isn’t wrong. In most cases. What comes athwart environmental activism is the scorn, distrust, frustration of people who feel themselves harried over things that were always “okay in the past”. When you drink a Diet Coke and faithfully drop your bottle in […]
The Totem-Maker: Use for Use (part four)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Six Use for Use (part four) They were laughing, as they reached the open gate, and I reined my skittish mount, dancing my way to them. Two leapt to the ground…the traders did not saddle their horses. Their clothing was red wool, stitched everywhere in vines, […]