The Pie Boy Podcast

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “Revolution Island,” is a meditation on visualizing yourself as a piece of nature and using personification to speak about this nature like it’s a revolutionary idea, person or movement.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “Voicemail for Lumpy,” is a ode to a legend and great friend. I miss him dearly and getting creative helps me keep him alive. Ps - part of a series of poems I am writing for national poetry month and the write a poem a day challenge 2023. Day 10. Written 4/10/23

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “How to be a Dad,” is the Dad & life advice I wish I would have gotten before my daughter was born.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “Big. Big Mike.” Is a ode to a legendary Pie Boy and athlete from my childhood. From mishaps, accidents, strike outs, to catch phrases, singing songs, cracking jokes and becoming the joke, Big, Big Mike loved some life and showed a lot of love. This is a tribute the old veteran.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “Insecurity Blues” is a meditation on being insecure and the problem with taking those issues out on others, not to mention some thoughts about an experience with gun violence and staying strong in the face of danger.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. The featured poem, “Hello” is about the religion of head banging, the magic of live shows and the beauty in a mosh pit.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. Todays poem is from an assignment I did with students where we tried to think of ourselves as an object or place.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. Todays poem is all about riding public transit all over Portland, Milwaukie and beyond. A snap shot of all of the trauma and grace of those moments. An ode to line 33 and all the jokers I used to ride with.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. Todays poem is all about riding public transit all over Portland, Milwaukie and beyond. A snap shot of all of the trauma and grace of those adventures.

Reflections and connections about the thoughts rolling around in my head about life, writing, storytelling and music. Todays poem is all about baseball, my love affair with pitching, stories of the good old days and a tribute to an legend.