Or 10 steps to coping with a pandemic job loss. One month ago I lost my job; one month later, I have started a new one. Others are not so fortunate in this dumpster fire of a year that is 2020. When a pandemic rips the carpet out from under you it can be aContinue reading “A (F)Unemployment Survival Guide”
Author Archives: P. S. Clinen
White Ribbon Australia
Across the next month I will be fundraising for White Ribbon Australia – which works towards the prevention of men’s violence against women. From their website: White Ribbon Australia is a part of a global social movement working to eliminate gendered violence. We strive for an Australian society where all women and children are safe.Continue reading “White Ribbon Australia”
Amygdala
Yggdrasil – Her full-bellied wax turned to wane Amygdala – The shattered shale shifting underfoot Holding blackened secrets too much for one to bear Yggdrasil – Her leaves wilt, her roots rot And I only helped in cutting the branches Pruning happiness and throwing it to the pyre Amygdala – While fruit and flower wereContinue reading “Amygdala”
Outer
Like the ninth, I watched from outside looking in And flung towards you through Neptune’s cobalt. The seventh, on its side paid little heed On Saturn’s rings I skate and pick up speed And shoot past the pregnant pull of Jupiter To smash through belts of rock and ice Inward now past Mars – theContinue reading “Outer”
Greenstone
Fog of the morning gone by midday Or dreams forgotten on awakening Stand as memories only in a field Of carved totems swiftly been
