Writing about Child Abuse
In this photo, I was nineteen. I had been disowned by my father, told I could never return home, wrestling [...]
Dismantling Modernism: The Fate of Proctor Hall, University of Cincinnati
It is time… to consider the ways we are destroying or sabotaging the architecture we already have through neglect, ignorance, [...]
Growing up in a Womb Chair: Modernism for Children
In 1948, Eero Saarinen, architect and designer, was given the assignment by Florence Knoll to create a chair “that was [...]
Revisiting the Garber House in Glendale, OH: A post-modernist Renewal
It’s a strange experience to revisit your childhood home through realtor virtual tours. Over the years I saw a few. [...]
Writing about Race: Growing up on the Mason Dixon Line in the 50’s
My memoir began emerging years before as I deepened my craft as a poet, unearthing the stories that needed to [...]
How a Poet turns to Prose: Discovering a Memoir
Featured Photo by Michael Weymouth The ad in the paper read as follows: Wanted: Poet Laureate of Belfast, Maine. Qualifications: Be [...]
An Architectural Adventure in Cincinnati: An Unexpected Homecoming
When Implosion is released in 2018 and I give readings in Ohio, I look forward to seeing the many recent [...]
The Odyssey: A Daughter searches for her Father in a Greek Epic
“One of the strange things about teaching is that you can never know what your effect will be on others; [...]