The Weekly Reading

“1. Until third grade when Ms Salonga gave me a poster / of Jaclyn Smith, one of Charlie’s Angels, I believed my mom— / brunette, tall, and five years younger than Kelly Garrett—” Theme music is “Holiday Gift” by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see http://www.kai-engel.com

“1. Until third grade when Ms Salonga gave me a poster / of Jaclyn Smith, one of Charlie’s Angels, I believed my mom— / brunette, tall, and five years younger than Kelly Garrett—” Theme music is “Holiday Gift” by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see http://www.kai-engel.com

“My Grandparents, all four of them, are distant. My mom’s parents are decent people, but we never connected. My mom was the ‘other’ child….” Theme music is “Holiday Gift” by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see http://www.kai-engel.com

“My Grandparents, all four of them, are distant. My mom’s parents are decent people, but we never connected. My mom was the ‘other’ child….” Theme music is “Holiday Gift” by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see http://www.kai-engel.com

A young mother's experience of the first day of kindergarten is very different than her daughter's experience. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)

A young mother's experience of the first day of kindergarten is very different than her daughter's experience. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)… Continue reading First Day (story): Ep 4 →

Appearing in July 2008, this essay on Gen-X and our need to have adult versions of childhood toys shows that little has changed in ten years. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)

Appearing in July 2008, this essay on Gen-X and our need to have adult versions of childhood toys shows that little has changed in ten years. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)… Continue reading Dark Knights and Saturday Mornings (essay): Ep 3 →

First published in 2016, this poem reflects on the summer forest fires that ravaged the Pacific Northwest in 2015. In this first episode, I introduce the podcast with one of my most successful stories, winner of the 2012 Editor's Choice award from Carve Magazine. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)

First published in 2016, this poem reflects on the summer forest fires that ravaged the Pacific Northwest in 2015. In this first episode, I introduce the podcast with one of my most successful stories, winner of the 2012 Editor's Choice award from Carve Magazine. (Theme music is "Holiday Gift" by Kai Engel, via Creative Commons. For artist information, see www.kai-engel.com)… Continue reading Fire: Summer 2015 (poem): Ep 2 →