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This is where you will find my unpublished poems and fiction, reviews of works by other authors, and guest posts.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 – 5
[Click on BLUE links for more information] On Think in the Morning Facebook page we post a poem every day with a selection of Sea Gull Cellar Bar Napkin Art or a photo. To receive these daily poems and napkin art on Facebook, "Like" our Facebook page....
Poems – 4
Most days on our Think in the Morning Facebook page and on our @ThinkInTheMorn Twitter page we post a poem. Usually I also post information on the poet on my David Herstle Jones Facebook page. If you want to read these daily poems, please visit our Facebook...
Guest Post: Raven Man by Mitchell Zucker
Think in the Morning occasionally offers Guest Posts that we think our readers will enjoy. Raven Man is a short story by Mitchell Zucker. RAVEN MAN by Mitchell Zucker Uncle Dean's not my real uncle but he might just as well be. He’s the old guy...
Poems – 3
Think in the Morning tries to post a poem on our Facebook page every morning. Often the poem has a connection to those early hours when we are most productive. The poems need not be the "best" work of the chosen poet, but they must move us in a special way....
Poems – 2
Think in the Morning continues to believe in the importance of reading a poem every day. If you "Like" our Facebook page, you will see a poem posted there every day. We collected our first two weeks of selected poems in Poems - 1. This is the second in what...
Guest Post: A Little on the Small Side – Gil Gevins
Here is another post from my Puerto Vallarta compadre Gil Gevins. If you like this you should definitely check out his books (see below). And, if you travel to Puerto Vallarta, be sure to visit Lucy's CuCu. For those of you not familiar with the airport in...
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...