Jacob and Joseph of Krakow A tale by Eugene Marckx In the night Jacob was startled awake by a dream voice. It called him to leave his dying wife and go west from the town of Krakow to the city … Read More

Where do I seek it? I found it unexpectedly when I … It wasn’t where I thought it was. The Hunchback a tale by Eugene Marckx In those ancient times the Mountain king, the River king, and the Valley king … Read More

Who me? Why would I want to? What I’d like to change is …             by Richard Hugo (1923-1982) SECOND CHANCES by Richard Hugo (1923-1982) I can’t let it go, the picture I keep of myself in ruin, living alone, … Read More

Questions for Myself Do I love my father? How did my father wound me? How did my father change my parenting? Fathers and Sons By Eugene Marckx Dale lived alone with his mother, except on nights when the banker’s top … Read More

Was it mothering or smothering? How was it to be mothered for me? Was I mothered by my father? Nestor By Eugene Marckx A featherbrained idler – what your grandfather said of him, and farmers hereabouts who should’ve known better, … Read More

Can I look at my scars? Did my wounds heal and scars? How do I benefit from my scars? Old Soldier He walks between his metal shop and his greenhousefingernails broken at the edgeswrists coloring rust into the dirtfeet spread … Read More