Companion poem for chapter 1 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read original poem, read chapter So many nights, like so many others, can’t produce planned outcomes.If only Schroedinger’s cat really were in two states,then perhaps night could comewith beacons to spotlight our suddenness of …
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Chapter 1 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem “A man’s been stabbed and a woman’s dead.” Preston repeats with anguished worry, speaking past his dearest friend to the dark consequences that wait on the other side of the courtyard lights. They know …
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Chapter 30 from the R.M. Dolin, “What Is to Be Done”Read companion poem “Is it true,” Sympatico sheepishly asks, stepping into the dimly lit courtyard, “what you said to Senor Preston. I didn’t mean to hear, but I did.” “I don’t know what you’re talking …
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Companion poem for chapter 30 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read chapter The thing about Coyote,he calls thosewith unburdened soulslast. From the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done.” Marcos from the Sandia chapter of the ANA drives up from …
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Companion poem to chapter 29 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read original poem, Read chapter She moves through darknessin stealth caress, betrayingeach tango’s touchheld from memoryin nearly the same wayyesterday blinds tomorrow.In any crowded clubtrue beauty shineseven though competition for love,like …
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Chapter 29 in the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read companion poem In the darkness of an anomalous moonless night, Chance pensively paces along the courtyard’s front wall, pausing in the middle of each loop to stare through the arched entryway in an …
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Companion poem to chapter 28 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read chapter Tell me quickbefore you leave, how comeno one saw the stormwas coming, but everyone hadan excuse for not being prepared.As the deeds of desperados are recorded, the nobility of …
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Chapter 28 from the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read companion poem “Good riddance,” Armando sighs as the door closes behind the Texans, “way more freaking drama than any bar needs.” Jake stares at the adobe wall wrapping his mind around what’s happened. …
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Chapter 27 in the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read original poem, read chapter Predawn shadows hover over the deserted field like an anxious executioner,not necessarily eager for the task at hand,just ready to be done. Wind dances along stark stubble wondering where …
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Chapter 27 in the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done”Read companion poem For any late afternoon, particularly one that hasn’t seen rain in over a month, the Al Azar’s unusually busy. Armando’s more than annoyed his bar’s become a destination but being busy …
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