yes, yes, YES!

Every once in a while you come across a quote that could have come from your own brain. I found this one today:

"I didn't want to work. It was as simple as that. I distrusted work, disliked it. I thought it was a very bad thing that the human race had unfortunately invented for itself."

--Agatha Christie

nibble

as some of you probably know, i am the editor of nibble, a poetry magazine that publishes the best short poems in the world.

yep.

in. the. world.

and how do i know that they are the best in the world? because our poets are the best in the world.

yep.

in. the. world.

so, a BIG thank you to all the poets who have braved the submission process and our stringent guidelines.

you guys are nibble. or i should say, you guys ARE nibble.

another thing you probably know, we are in the process of collection poems with the word nibble in them (or some variation: nibbled, nibbles, etc). so if you have written any good, short poems with that particular word, send them to us: nibblepoems@gmail.com

1/2 Marathon

Ran a 1/2 marathon over the weekend. There was more mud than I've ever encountered on a run, certainly in a race. Too fun.

The best part? I won the thing! 1st prize was a free pair of Saucony running shoes. Now I'm all set for the marathon in March. Too cool.

Shades of Green

Yep.

My new book of poetry is finally out. You can order it here.

If you want to read more about it before buying, you can go here.

Thanks for having a look!

Like the Razing

They used

the same pill

to start

the contractions -

you remember -

but this time

the dosage

is much higher

and you imagine

more than feel

as a terrible fire

burns through you,

laying waste,

like the razing

of a field

of corn

after the last

harvest.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

1/2 Marathon Man

4th over all - 1st in my age group

An odd 1/2 marathon because it was 13.7 miles.

A tough 1/2 marathon as it had 4,000 feet of elevation change.

But I'm very happy with my result.

Next up: Turkey Trot 10k!