You Are Invited to a Wedding

 

A Cellular Wedding to be specific. One in the pages of Rooted Literary Magazine's latest anthology.

Come to My (Poem in Big) Window (Review)

 

The Big Windows Review, which is not a review about shopping for larger than average windows, has published a poem of mine in its current issue. It is called "Ok, Hinge."

A Philosophical Play in Three Acts

Okay, not an actual play. Don't worry. It's just a poem published by Brushfire at  University of Nevada, Reno.

The Big Windows Are Open for a Hinge, Ok?

 

The Big Windows Review has allowed me to publish a poem about a certain dating site. 

Picked Up By A Periwinkle Pelican

 

Howdy December. Howdy All. New poem called "Another Borough" has been published in Periwinkle Pelican. 

The Test of a First-Rate Intelligence Is the Ability to Hold Two Poems in Mind

 Two poems in Paradox Magazine 

One is about Psychedelic Urbanism (and is easier to understand than Megalopolis), and the other is about love, longing, and loss.

Tainted, I Mean, Discretionary Love

 

Discretionary Love has published my poem, Maxine's Blues, a paen (no spellcheck, not a peen) to love in the information age. 

There's an actual Poem in Some Ways Here

Two poems in the Studium (not Stadium) Review. Both about relationships, those things we've heard so much about.

Nardo's Going to the (a) Dog(s)

 

I wrote a poem involving a dog, here at the Flying Dodo. Even cat people can enjoy it!

Alternate Routes to the Department of Education

 

And other poems. Thanks to Alternate Route for publishing them!

I Am the Opiate of the Masses

 

Or at least my poem "Jackie at 93%" is up at The Opiate. That's the same thing basically, right?

Let's Break it Down with a Poem About Tinder

 

(Not fro my phone, Wiipedia)

A poem of mine about Tinder is up at Jack Henry's site, 1870 Poems. Why not give it a look, then swipe right, as the kids* say.

*not to be confused with the kids in my basement

Come See Me in Issue 4 of the Northampton Poetry Review!

This folks is the flag of Northamptonshire. It's a shire in England. It's also where they publish a poetry review, where I am the featured poet for their fourth issue! In case you're confused about the subject for one of the poems, here's the Figure from Sedona.

Short Story Time

Bored with too much time on your hands this weekend? Go over to the Potato Soup Journal and read a short story I wrote. It's called "I Mustache You a Question."

One Last Poem for January

The poem is called "Parted" and it's here, at Our Day's Encounter. Now, onward to February!

Jars of Wine and Angelical Ravings

Pictured: a seducer

Read a poem and try to find the philosophical allusions. Where? In Jars of Wine, an offshoot of Angelical Ravings, of course.

Not to Be Confused with My Actual CV

Try to find the classical allusions in my poem "Preserved in Fragments"

Two poems of mine are in the publication Call Me [Brackets]. The first is called C.V.  but isn't actually my CV. Just to reiterate in case it messes with my SEO, it's just a poem, not a list of qualifications and accomplishments. The second is "Preserved in Fragments," and it requires no special warning.

Hot Park Ranger, the Summer's Last Hit

My sister made a music video for her song Hot Park Ranger. Give it a view and a listen. Then go visit one of America' natural parks, such as the Thomas Stone National Historic Site.

Raw Dog Press

Has published a poem of mine. They've already published it on some postcards and sent a few to me. So be on the look out for them on the subways or under your drink as a coaster.

Owl's Brew Radler is Rad

I'm more of a coffee man than a tea man, but I'm more of a beer man than a coffee man, so when you mix beer and tea together, I'll give it a try. Frankly I've never had the combination before. Yes, I've had vodka and tea, and unidentified malt beverage and tea, but never true, brewed beer and tea. Thanks to the Owl's Brew company, I get to expand my taste horizons this way.

Up for review are two products from this fine business: That's My Jam and The Blondie. They both combine beer and tea to create different flavors, finely balancing bubbly and bitter, sweet and tangy. You might think the use of the Penny Farthing is an homage to the Prisoner. You may be right. But there's solid history behind it, because these kinds of beer, tea, and lemonade drinks were developed for thirsty bicyclists on the go. On the back of the can it reads "Do us a solid and fill in the blank: I drink @theowlsbrew when I____________." Well I guess based on my experience I can say that I drink the Owl's Brew when I watch David Lynch's Mullholland Drive. Owl's Brew Radler didn't exactly clear anything up but that's not a knock against it. Perhaps I should've drank Mezcal instead.

That's My Jam is better on first taste and if you're looking for just one can to drink at a time, I would recommend it over The Blondie. It's a sweet, fruity concoction, perfect for the warm spring days I'm sure we'll be having any day now. It combines Darjeeling and fruit peel, a little heavier than a pure cider.

The Blondie is the drink for those long Sunday afternoons trying to get through an inane conversation at a party. That's My Jam is too sweet to go down six times in a row. The Blondie though, is for any long-haul drinking you might have (but please drink responsibly etc.) It tastes more like a traditional shandy, less like a cider. It combines black tea and citrus juices. Which ones? It's a mystery! Perhaps the red finger lime, or even more exotic, an etrog. Hey, a drinker can dream, right?

The relatively lower alcohol content and the mix of flavors in these beers also means they can be used for cocktail purposes. The Owl's Brew also sells cocktail mixes, but these radlers work just fine. I tried them both with vodka, that universal solvent for unlocking the good and bad time out of everything. I found that the Blondie works better than the Jam. the Blondie covers the vodka and smooths it out.  The Jam gets frothy upon contact and it's pretty sweet after a while. Now sweet might, in fact, "be your jam." it certainly is my girlfriend's. She liked That's My Jam over The Blondie. Then again maybe its because she's The Brunette.

Both of these drinks are fine and if you're a tea enthusiast, I would recommend them both. The only thing I didn't like was the plastic used to hold the six packs together. To be fair, I got these drinks straight from the source. In the store it might be different. The plastic is hard to describe. It's orange and thick, almost like tiny Frisbees settling over each can. My girlfriend had trouble pulling the cans out because of it. The plastic is hard and it's loud when you try to snap a drink loose. If you're trying to hide your drinking from someone, I wouldn't recommend these beers. Or you can just wait until they leave and untangle the cans all at once.