Nothing says “Christmas” like an eight-year-old boy with abandonment rage.
So, You Want to Be a Department Store Santa?
When you ask about “reliable transportation,” do you mean other than my reindeer-driven sleigh?
When you ask about “reliable transportation,” do you mean other than my reindeer-driven sleigh?
Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song Changed My Life
As we see a shocking nationwide resurgence of antisemitism and racial hatred, we need Adam Sandler to remind us, with humor and love, that the holidays are for everyone.
As we see a shocking nationwide resurgence of antisemitism and racial hatred, we need Adam Sandler to remind us, with humor and love, that the holidays are for everyone.
When the Dog Bites: What I Write About When I Write About Love
There’s a first time for everything.
There’s a first time for everything.
Halloween Horror Movie Haiku Viewing Party
James W. Gaynor's spin on some of the classics.
James W. Gaynor’s spin on some of the classics.
Monkeypox: Déjà VU All Over Again
We’ve been through this before and have come out stronger. We will do it again.
We’ve been through this before and have come out stronger. We will do it again.
Top Ten Christmas Carol Haiku
Who ever thought a partridge in a pear tree would make a perfect gift?
Who ever thought a partridge in a pear tree would make a perfect gift?
Greeting Card Haiku
The day you were born, a lot more than you happened. Get over yourself.
The day you were born, a lot more than you happened. Get over yourself.
Top Ten Movie Haiku
At a certain point, you start to understand the iceberg’s point of view.
At a certain point, you start to understand the iceberg’s point of view.
The Grief of Small Things Breaking
"I'll Miss You Later" is a poetry memoir in 20 parts about loss and survival, forged in one epidemic, emerging in a second.
“I’ll Miss You Later” is a poetry memoir in 20 parts about loss and survival, forged in one epidemic, emerging in a second.
After the COVID House Party: Suddenly I’m a Tri-Sensual
My sense of smell and taste broke up with me, somewhat dramatically.
My sense of smell and taste broke up with me, somewhat dramatically.
I’ll Miss You Later
Love and viruses never disappear completely.
Love and viruses never disappear completely.
Good-Bye to the Three-Star Diner
We shall not see your like again.
We shall not see your like again.
COVID & the Inadvertent Grandparent: Bedtime Stories on the Phone
Based on my time as an Alternative Parent (long before gay dads were a demographic), I have observed with some dismay the long-term effects the parenting process can have on the parents.
Based on my time as an Alternative Parent (long before gay dads were a demographic), I have observed with some dismay the long-term effects the parenting process can have on the parents.
Inappropriate Poetry for Important Occasions
“There may not be a boy scout badge for poetry, Jimmy. But you’ll know, and I’ll know, that you have one.”
“There may not be a boy scout badge for poetry, Jimmy. But you’ll know, and I’ll know, that you have one.”
Captain America Cuts Himself Shaving
Getting the hell out (of Dodge).
Getting the hell out (of Dodge).