Paris Hlad : Writing

Zaccheus Was Never a Mountain

Zaccheus Was Never a Mountain

A Story by Paris Hlad


Zacchaeus Was Never a Mountain Voltaire famously said: “God is a comedian Playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh.” ..
The Artist’s Other Face

The Artist’s Other Face

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Artist’s Other Face A heart adrift on some dark city street Is like a truth that grieves in stark defeat He’s but a raincoa..
Becoming More Than Andre

Becoming More Than Andre

A Story by Paris Hlad


Becoming More Than Andre Or Bees Are Great in a Lot of Ways -By Petal De Jaune, a Daffodil of Ruins Hill- If love does not ennoble m..
A Gray Philosophy

A Gray Philosophy

A Story by Paris Hlad


-A Gray Philosophy- Between the Years 2008 and 2015, I Took Nearly a Quarter-Million Photographs of Birds. It Was the Most Gratifying A..
The Dregs of Love*

The Dregs of Love*

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Dregs of Love -An Anniversary Poem- Two cups Of teardrops To the brim Were set beneath the sun; And as the d..
The Line

The Line

A Poem by Paris Hlad


I crossed a line drawn in my mind,Then stumbled to my knees, For in the sky, came passing byThree clouds, and then, a breeze And I was mov..
What the Tender Heart Can Know

What the Tender Heart Can Know

A Story by Paris Hlad


What the Tender Heart Can Know The sin of seeing is the insidious guilt that manifests in a soldier when he witnesses, for the first time, an..
The Missing Page

The Missing Page

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The poem that follows is about the last words I may ever speak to my beloved mother. I was many miles away, and the attending nurse held a cell phon..
The Petition (3 of 3)

The Petition (3 of 3)

A Poem by Paris Hlad


I close with this confession, Lord of Justice, Knowing that I only recount What is well-known to You. But certain things must not r..
The Petition (2 of 3)

The Petition (2 of 3)

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Each man is responsible for the particulars That make unique the universe he oversees, Whether it is base and boorishly dominated By his phy..