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This is where you will find my unpublished poems and fiction, reviews of works by other authors, and guest posts.
Poems – 1
Most days you can visit @Thinkinthemorning on Facebook and view a poem we've chosen to start the morning. We have assembled some of the poems posted thus far. We will post a additional pages of poems from time to time. Most Americans don’t encounter poetry in...
Guest Post: A Chicken is a Chicken is a Chicken – Gil Gevins
As a financial adviser I always told my clients diversification was a wise policy. In the spirit of diversification I've teamed up with my good friend Gil Gevins from Puerto Vallarta to provide some spice to my enchiladas. I'll be posting a few of his pieces...
Poem by Think in the Morning: The Man in the Zocalo
The mind is restless. It never sleeps. Thoughts skip across the surface Like flat rocks on a lake Sink to the bottom Into darkness and mud. A man traipsed the square leaning on his walker Straw hat. Wide brim. Khaki pants. Plaid shirt Covered with...
Short Fiction: El Chapo
Today's News: Drug lord 'El Chapo' extradited to the U.S. I wrote this one year ago while in Puerto Vallarta. Gotta Do It “Listen Guzman, we gotta do it. We gotta build a wall. Those Americans are flocking down here, drunks, fat people, cheapskates and...
Poem by Think in the Morning: Basket Case
Their lives did not turn out Like they planned. L was successful But unhappy. By most measures S had excelled But her success made her afraid. Nearly everyone thought G was a colossal failure Except for G. According to Conventional wisdom...
Guest Post: A Janitor Remembers – by Mitchell Zucker
Excerpts From The Cult of the Buffalo (originally written around 1978) by Mitchell Zucker Any resemblance of the characters in this story to actual characters is not only unintentional and coincidental but also reprehensible. The Royal vacuum sucked up the night’s...