All poems and stories

  • I like, a poem

    I put a different version of this on instagram. I changed it by swapping the original last two lines, and then adding the last line. Adding that last line completely changed the message! Read it without the last line, then read it again with the last line. It goes from someone listing good habits over…

  • Visitors, a short story

    Mothership orbited on the far side of the moon.  Contrary to popular belief, the far side of the moon is not dark, it gets plenty of light.  Mothership basked in this sunlight, energizing her massive energy stores through her extended solar panels while observing earth. She studies the radio waves emanating from this noisy little blue planet.  Earth…

  • Hope, a poem

    Some thoughts about hope Hope is beautiful. Hope keeps us going. Where there is hope there is still a chance. A chance for things to get better, for circumstances to improve. Without hope, all is lost. It’s better to be helpless than hopeless. Keep on keeping on with a hopeful disposition because you never know,…

  • The car, a short story

    The car The car did not know how it came to being.  One moment it wasn’t, and the next moment it was.  Shiny and new with a special smell, all its components perfectly fitting together, perfectly working together, ready to go places. The car’s first owner was a heavyset banker.  A smoker and lover of German food, especially…

  • Love, a poem

    Love is many things to many people. It takes many forms. I love peanut butter, but I will not die for it. I love walking but ride a bicycle and drive more. I love my dogs, I might die for them, and definitely walk with them. Romantic love is a whole different story! When we…