ETERNAL SEA

She calls me back to her full embrace. Her restless breath whispering in my ear. Her fragrant perfume of salt and brine. Her tragic waves that eternally beckon. She insists. I relent. She calls me back to her full embrace. Four days adrift in a cerulean sea I resolve to implore my demise. Weak, I […]

A HALLOWEEN POEM

Twilight on a crisp, cool autumn night. Jack-O-lanterns spring to life with amber flames dancing in their eyes. Youthful anticipation fills the air as finishing touches are applied. A whisker here, a drop of blood there. While father sips on witches brew, mother enjoys a Merlot or two. “It’s just about time to hit the […]

BOSTON, MA

Feel like exploring a little bit of Boston with me today? Yeah? Great! Well, put on some comfortable shoes. We’ll be doing a lot of walking! Sunday, October 6, 2019. It was a cruel, blistery minus 22 degrees in Boston that day! Wind gusts at 80 miles per hour. Complete and total whiteout Conditions! Yes, […]

NEW BEDFORD, MA

Aah, New England!! The only region in the country where the words “COCKSUCKAH!” and “YOU FUCK!” aren’t insults, they’re terms of endearment. New Englanders may be some of the loudest, rudest, most foul-mouthed people you’ll ever run into! They’re also some of the most genuine, fun loving, and hospitable people you’ll ever meet! Sure, they […]

THE GHOST OF GETTYSBURG

Tuesday, August 6, 2019. The sky at daybreak was overcast and grey. And an early morning mist covered the fields in the valley below McPherson Ridge. This is the spot where the battle of Gettysburg began. The deadliest engagement of the Civil War. Three days – July 1, 2, 3, 1863. Casualties – 46,286 killed, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Saturday, August 3, 2019. Day one. Back on the road once again! For the last few months (well, more than a few, actually) I’d felt tethered to the Southeast region due to some legal problems I’d encountered in Georgia. (You remember, the “Case of the Kinky Klepto”?!). I’d spent the last two months in St. […]

POSSIBILITIES

I’ve never seen a sunrise so beautiful as the one I saw this morning. Except for maybe yesterday. As the weary night surrenders it’s hold, the radiant sun paints the sky in vivid orange, red, yellow and gold. Electricity pulses inside of the clouds that linger distantly on the horizon as lightning strikes miles out […]

SAVANNAH, GA

(I dedicate this one to my mother, Joanne Patricia Thurin. She told me not too long ago that she’s always wanted to go to Savannah. Hopefully you can live vicariously through this until you’re able to see it with your own eyes. Happy birthday, mom!) Saturday, June 1, 2019. The city of Savannah has a […]

DANIEL ISLAND, SC

Friday, May 17, 2019. If it wasn’t for my ever increasing caffeine dependency I probably never would have taken the exit that led me to Daniel Island that day. But hey, I needed my coffee fix and according to my maps app thats where the closest Starbucks was. If you don’t already know where Daniel […]

ISLE OF PALMS, SC

Saturday, April 27, 2019. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky when the sun finally came up on this sleepy little seaside beach town. It was going to be a bright and sunny day. The morning air was crisp and cool, with low humidity. And the dry air and endless blue sky would make it […]