Vol : Writing

GLOAM

GLOAM

A Poem by Vol


The October ground was still warm enough at six this morning, so the cold front laid in a fog thicker than yesterday’s when my road rose ..
THE CHICKEN

THE CHICKEN

A Poem by Vol


The old woman next door was tall and thin and owned a stocks she kept on the ground near the fence where I lived. I was only four, but ..
NONAISSANCE

NONAISSANCE

A Poem by Vol


If they knew ink was flammable, they would hide it from the poets. Oh, I forget, they’ve left the building, or most of them have, ..
THE BEAT

THE BEAT

A Poem by Vol


I heard the news today… George Harrison expects to die, just like all the rest. My sweet lord. I laid down by the water a..
Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

A Story by Vol


“This poetry, which ignorant triflers cast aside, is a sort of fervid and exquisite invention, with fervid expression, in speech or writing, of ..
PORTAL CLOSED (Sorry for any inconvenience)

PORTAL CLOSED (Sorry for any inconvenience)

A Poem by Vol


The "Exotic" places I've known are all on this side of thebigwater. Some are magical. One ran along the side of "Dead Man's Curve" lined ..
THAT AIN'T NOTHIN!

THAT AIN'T NOTHIN!

A Poem by Vol


The existence of sensible numbers is irrational to me; my short-circuits disallow access to a world where everything can be quantifi..
Thanks D. H.

Thanks D. H.

A Poem by Vol


"Reality Doesn’t Exist Until We Measure It, Quantum Experiment Confirms,” or so they’d have us believe. Measure withwhat"I&..
TENDRILS

TENDRILS

A Poem by Vol


Neurons, axons, winter trees, and the river delta reach for this moment inside, where my blood boils and subsides like steady breathing. ..
TEMPTATION

TEMPTATION

A Poem by Vol


I’ve kissed the darkness more than once but never had what it takes to move there, to live without the sun on my shoulders,...