war crimes
I woke up this morning to horror stories of slain civilians and empty rhetoric. This poem is about that. war crimes by susan © 2022 war crimes blackened streets…
war zones
This painting by fine artist and FB friend Don Bruner captured my attention. The subject is the downtown Almonte, Ontario, Canada, the small community in which we both live….
space invaders
The name of this poem is inspired by a 1978 video game (screen shot above) in which “the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with…
battle stations
We are becoming polarized, divided and disconnected to the point that we seem completely unable to hear each other. It’s sad. This poem is about that. battle stations by…
nothing at all
I write with a friend twice a week in winter. Sometimes I write chapters for the book I’ve been working on for years and that may never be finished….
frozen
Many of us have found out how uncomfortable it can be to be COVID confined. But Canadian motorcycle riders have known forever what that’s like: they get twitchy every…
in passing
It’s all good. Until the six of them come up behind at – I’m guessing – over 100 km/hr. I’m on the twistie that runs through Tatlock. First time riding…
11 things i’m grateful for today 21/12/21
I wish The Fox and I hadn’t crashed in early November. And I wish I hadn’t suffered a broken left wrist and dislocated thumb, which I learned this week…
30 things i’m grateful for today 21/11/30
Often, when I feel I’m not being my best self, or living my best life or that others are not treating me in the way I deserve to be…
