Tree gloxinia, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024

There is hard work ahead if we're going to bring about a world we can all live in together. But this? This part is easy. #VoteBlue

Waiting for Godotpher

Trump wondering why all his high-profile supporters turn out to be clowns. Look in the mirror, Bozo!

Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024.

Shell ginger, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024.

Neoregelia, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024.

Can you believe there are people who think this whiny tantrum throwing baby is some kind of alpha male strongman?

When Democratic candidates lose debates, like Obama lost his first debate with Romney in 2012 or Biden lost to Trump in June, they acknowledge it and take the steps necessary to rectify the situation. By not acknowledging the plain reality that we can all see, Trump maintains his grip over the cult that accepts his word as gospel. But he also fails to reach out to potential voters outside his cult, which he needs to do in order to win.

Trump and the Republican Party have no ideas so they mainstream racist hoaxes from Nazis to keep their base outraged and fearful so they don't stray from the authoritarian cult leader they've been conned into believing is the only one who can keep them safe.

If Trump wins and Republicans capture both houses of Congress, they will absolutely make abortion illegal in all 50 states, no matter how hard they try to obscure their intentions now when they still need votes. The good news: a Democratic trifecta is possible, with Kamala Harris in the Oval Office to sign a bill restoring full reproductive rights and humane healthcare to women all over the country.

“In the Nightclub”, as published in the Local Color section of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 1, 1992.

Pin-stripe Calathea, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024.

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The latest New American Writing (number 42) showed up in the mail today, and I'm honored to have two poems included alongside work from some of my favorite writers such as Maxine Chernoff, Chris Stroffolino, Norman Fischer, Yongbo Ma, Mark DuCharme, and Elizabeth Robinson. Many thanks to editor Paul Hoover. You can order a copy from https://madhat-press.com/ #poetry

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Dracula orchid, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, July 2024

St. John’s Wort #2, Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, July 2024

St. John’s Wort, Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, July 2024

Japanese tea garden, Golden Gate Park, July 2024