At the
Intersection
of Lyric & Narrative


Welcome. As a writer interested in both lyric and narrative, I am intrigued by the interplay of poetry and prose. My writing finds itself walking that line where these two worlds quietly intersect.

The music that surrounds me wants a story.

The narrative yearns for melody.

In my writing I strive to fuse elements of both to tell a story that is lyrical. Insightful. Imaginative.

With this in mind, I invite you to enjoy this site.


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THE LATEST BOOK

Self, Divided


In 1995 John Medeiros and his identical twin brother participated in a gene therapy study in which the HIV-positive twin was infused with billions of genes from the HIV-negative twin.

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All Books

THE LATEST WRITING
They call this judgment day,
the day twisting to meet its end
& we all fall down

"Seven Trumpets for the Living & the Dead (the Awful Naming of Things)"


Poetry · July 12, 2022

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Poetry

song for the living


the umbra
of whatever it is that is left
when love no longer breathes.

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Poetry

Faith


a portuguese man
who loves a man
is neither a man
nor portuguese

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Poetry

autumn’s awakening


i could say
i wildflowered,
though the image
may be feminine

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Nonfiction

Thoughts of the Lyric Artist on the Day Before Treatment: Updates in HIV Therapy


To clean up my mess and start anew with a clean slate I need only press one button. Just one. One button. Virus gone

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Nonfiction

One Sentence


I learned that the beauty of language is that we are all part of that language, that as we study what it means to be a noun, or a verb, or an adjective

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Nonfiction

Gods and Mortals


You see them sitting on the patios of the restaurants that adorn 17th Street here in Dupont Circle, strewn in masses of muscle and cologne.

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