The great insomnia
October 1, 2025
Article Author: Marge Piercy
What matters now
February 1, 2024
A tender rain wanders down�on a day when fires burn�elsewhere, elsewhere—�for now. � Ashes float on smoky wind�over houses that no longer�exist, over crisp bodies�and their pets. � Fires rage,… READ MORE
Care is a relative term
December 1, 2023
No wonder you’ve come�to the E.R. Why didn’t you�take the medicine prescribed�for you. So careless. � You couldn’t afford it?�Again, how thoughtless.�If you can’t afford it,�you shouldn’t get sick. �… READ MORE
Out of kilter
October 1, 2023
This morning I woke to the first�real snowfall of the winter�although it’s almost March. � It stretched pretty and blinding�but I started seeds inside just�yesterday. Now frozen ground. � Everything’s… READ MORE
The silly war
April 1, 2023
Government officials, police,�media rant against legalizing�pot. Opiates were handed out�by doctors like Halloween candy.�Now we live with those deaths. � Police say pot’ll cause accidents.�Yet alcohol is legal most places.�Hasn’t… READ MORE