An accident has occurred. The accident is no cause for alarm. Unanticipated events have led to unintended consequences. All evidence has been removed to an undisclosed area so that authorities may conduct a thorough investigation of the accident. Until the … Continued

If I’d just pointed to something green, we could have moved on. It was the most important question ever asked. Someone should have built a carnival tent around it. Step right up, folks, ten cents gets you an answer. Arugula? … Continued

1. Rabbit Oiled silk and red eye, knows nervous twitches. Your jaw across the table clasps me quiet. Make a muscle, hunched over hind legs primed for flight. Cotton blows roadside, tell tale belly fur, scared white. You’ve … Continued

At home it’s usually quiet. You hear an occasional motor, bird squabble at the feeder, occasional drone of a plane. Today in town sound overwhelms me with an opus of engines. Power saws squeal a descending scale of metal against … Continued

That’s how we say it in my family. One word. Like Supercalafragelistic. Or Fugheddaboudit. I have no idea how it started but when I was a kid I insisted upon it. Once tucked in, I would say it: SeeyouinthemorningIloveyougoodnight. And … Continued

T. says she’s frustrated. The clouds have been too much, and the sky. She says she never sees the peacock, though he calls. Tomorrow we will place the rust colored stones in the jar. We will haul something new up … Continued

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME: Martin AGE: Mid-to-late 40’s PLACE OF BIRTH: Nazareth, Pennsylvania BIRTH ORDER: Second of six brothers DATE OF ADMISSION: 2/18/02   II. PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION DATE: 2/19/02 LOCATION: Delta Institute of Mental Health CONDUCTED BY: Eleanor Riven MD, … Continued