1. If the moon was a bloom, the clouds would be its petals. 2. The moon smokes clouds / by the sun’s stricken match / Stars rush like sparks / from her moody bowl of ash… Read The Night Stars the Moon in its entirety HERE. 3. I’m excited about the red house finches who […]
-The following was first published in Floyd Times on March 25, 2026. The third annual Taste of Floyd: Fill Your Palette is a popular Floyd Center for the Arts fundraiser that spotlights the talents of Floyd’s restaurants, caterers, bakeries, food trucks and food vendors. Held Sunday March 22 at The Center, the two-hour event drew […]
The following was published at the Floyd Times on March 24, 2026 The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Business Expo on March 18. Held at the Town Offices Community Room and sponsored by Carter Bank, the event was an example of the Chamber’s renewed mission to showcase regional businesses and networking opportunities. […]
1. I want to call this ‘the plate is worth the price of admission,’ but there was no admission price. 2. The guy sitting next to me at the Brewery kept calling the band Redbud but it was Rosebud. 3. If you’re a dead head, you know the song before the lyrics start. I stopped […]
–The following first appeared at Floyd Times on March 11, 2026. The Mystical Witches of Floyd is a costumed dance troupe that provides light-hearted entertainment and raises funds for local non-profits and charitable causes. Last week, the group presented The Floyd Friends of Asylum Seekers and The June Bug Center for Arts and Education with […]
1. My Window is a Flat Planet: Clouds spill up / defying gravity / They melt away / like chances not taken / But some escape / and sail like boats / beyond the view / of accepted reality. 2 . Thoughts on a Practice: Sun and moon. Breakfast and dinner. The arts. I keep […]
I prolong my sleep for the lure of escape from the doom of false prophets who impose their beliefs who stake their claims on the bodies of women and degrade individual freedom I linger in between wakefulness and dreams where nightmares are metaphors and privacy is assured Until the light of day reaches out to […]
1. A mystery person left these drawn hearts on my car. 2. Maybe they were praying that I’d go to a car wash. 3.With the dirt roads of country living, it looks like I just Let it Be too long. 4. Also, the picture sort of fits the paradox of praying for peace in these […]
The following was first published at Floyd Times on March 4, 2026 “Join the Convent and see the world,” is a tagline that Martha Taylor, a former nun and pediatric nurse, has playfully told her friends. Taylor is the author of a new book, The Color of Covering: A Life Changing African Adventure, a 172 […]
1. But first the March mud. 2. The Shape of Truth: You know it when you see it / You hear it when you listen / The meaning transcends the rhyme / like the content of a person / speaks louder than their looks / Like the living heart can hear / what the ears […]
