Thoughts on death as perceived by the ancients.
“Epicedium”—poem.
“The Book of Life”—poem about Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti.
Essay: “Women Obliterated from History.”
"Introduction" (a rather disorganized assessment of where we are these days)
"Visiting Trustom Pond" (going further afield with a fellow music lover)
"Trustom Frolics" (a little epic poem about simple things)
"Nature’s Wedding Dress" (a poem…
Novella about Allen Moore’s 19th century Long Island mansion and the development of Plainedge and Bethpage Long Island at the turn of the 20th century.
I tried to make the June issue, one that summed up my four-years of confrontation with difficult times for humanity—still proceeding with the Ukraine war which I explore in a one-act play.
A creative writing and journal project. Although my tales are rather fanciful, I have still tried to express what my mind has gone through during the years of Covid-19. I was particularly interested in what estrangement does to us—and in particular…