None should be as small as me — I wish that I were not so small Mysteriously free Over looking under toes None should be as small as me None should be as small as me None should be as tall as trees Trembling like two lovers Counting five four two one three The monster sees right through the covers The monster…

A Matter of Vital Importance — A lot of thought has gone into why this happens. The philosophers and eleven-year-olds may have their clever little joke and regale us with their clever little answer — to get to the other side — which is both trivial and tautological. But as you would expect from tenured academics…

Some wild comedy for you — Reading MuddyUm you might find yourself thinking, “Boy, these people sure love butts! Is there anything they love so much as butts???” And I gotta say, “No, there is nothing we love so much as butts. But forest creatures come in a close second.” Some people like their nature all…

She’s dead, she’s wise, and you are neither — If you have a question for Granny Mary, put it in the comments or email to askgrannymary at gmail. Let’s look at the mail! Dear Granny Mary, I’m 101 years old. I’m thinking of getting Botox and filler for my face wrinkles to gain a more youthful appearance. My husband…

Poem — low tide i used to scamp on these rocks, not ten years ago! and now they scare me — i’m one broken leg from catastrophe but the temptation is as powerful as the ocean as peacemaking as crushing as gravity as persistent as regular as an engine churning inputs and out, with…

He followed her to school — Mary wasn’t having any. “Do you believe this lamb?” She’d say to her crew outside the chapel of St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis, MD. They’d just taken mass. They looked over to the small, diffident ruminant, sneering and glaring through raccoon masks of eye-liner. They were trying to feel the…