Hell’s Kitchen
Chapter 1 The sign was unmarred, the wide steel door gleaming proudly with a virgin layer of bright royal blue paint. It read: “No Hostages Will Be Permitted Through These… More
Knotty Dreams
Knotty Dreams Staccato bursts unravel my thoughts Woodpeckers hammer at a camera tower oddly pleased with each aluminum notch they leave behind Somewhere a sparrow mends her nest in the city dome’s framework tugging at frayed wire and steel shavings I crouch… More
Black Settlement Photo: Circa 1867
Twelve ancestor souls have been preserved In sepia tones one hundred forty years deep. Still uncomfortable in their two-year-old freedom. It’s a pseudo-freedom, the kind that pinches Expressions tight… More
Arnaud Nourry Speaks at the 2011 PEN Literary Gala
It is for me a great honor and a pleasure to be with you tonight, at this very special time for writers, publishers and citizens around the world.Every part… More
Working Day Statement: Education, Knowledge, and Learning
We believe that all young people and adults deserve the right to find and excavate our humanity, to make ourselves understood, and to tell our stories. We believe in… More