“Gust”
Sand and spray pierce clothes,
a warning to find shelter,
but she calls to me.
Steve D
Kind and loving heart
Take it, I don’t need this part.
Caring is overrated,
All painful and I hate it.
No use debating it;
I’m better off with a heart less
Reckless than my own. Continue reading “Misplaced Missive #92 – Cold and Sarcastic”
Fiery sunburst
drives off midnight sky and sea;
brass-stained horizon.
Steve D
…but the anticipation of a post. The whisper of a post that may yet come to be.
Do forgive my convoluted tone. There is work to be done, and not a moment to waste!

Steve D
It’s always cool to see friends have stuff posted on the interwebs. My friend Lauren Jones recently wrote a review of the new PVRIS album for Alter the Press. Continue reading “Reblog Wednesday: ATP! Album Review: PVRIS”
Sometimes a story just sticks with you. The words pass from the page through your eyes and are spun into vivid images in your mind. Occasionally, those images linger somewhere within you. Their presence may not always be obvious, but their echoes reverberate in quiet moments, reminders of those fleeting images. Continue reading “THE LONG PATROL Still Captures the Imagination”
Is it inevitable? The way it must go;
Good people, Great people,
Giving in to
Thoughts dark, Thoughts evil,
That I’m so fearful,
Will one day be mine. Continue reading “Misplaced Missive #125 – Inevitable”
The kind to display
kindness sees every other
as one of a kind.
Steve D
Recently, I read Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus. Written about his father, Vladek’s, experiences during the Holocaust. It’s been on my to read list for awhile and given the resurgence of f**king Nazis in America right now, this seemed a punctual read.
Continue reading “Saturday of Book Reviewing – The Complete Maus”
With the recent devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Texas was on my mind. Sometimes, we all need a little help to look passed the darkness, and such light can only be found in music. So here comes a mix of some of my favorite Texas artists: Continue reading “15 on the 15th: Texas – Davy Crockett’s Garden Spot of the World”