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Heaven’s Road : A Paean for the Muckdogs
The way he discovered the Muckdogs is a story in itself. It was on a Saturday after a fight with his wife (now ex). He’d been meaning to go out to Batavia for some time. There was an outlet store there that sold really nice flannel and wool shirts and wool coats, very...
New Poem for my stepgrandson
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Call to the Hall!
The Giametti Research Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame informed me today they would include a copy of my novel "In Elysian Fields" in their wonderful collection. So honored!
JANUARY IDYLL / a poem by Tom Evans
In this two-headed month Look forward and behind And see the land Where the hills are kind And sometimes end in houses; One house in particular notice Where love lives With its two gardens Vegetable and flower. Here is a land to be explored, Its forests are dark and...
Poem on a Flower / Tom Evans
My flower was laden with dew, So pink, so moist, and open; Like lips that are parted in two, Her center, her tongue, was golden. And crossed by green blades of grass, Formed in a triumphal arch; Through which some great man could pass, Or some great army...
A Quick Death / a story by Tom Evans
“Good morning, Mr. Captain,” said Mr. Barnes, drolly. “Good morning, Jack,” Mr. Captain replied. “What brings you here so early?” “I’m not sure,” said Mr. Barnes. “No one’s in the office yet, and I’m expecting a big shipment, so I just thought I’d pass the time here,...
“The Kissing Girl” / a story by Tom Evans
I first encountered her in the lunchroom at grade school, going from table to table and swooping down on a boy of her choosing, first wiping her mouth with her arm then planting a wet one on his unsuspecting cheek. I watched her like a hawk so it never happened to me,...
The real Nuke Laloosh is gone, RIP
RIP Steve Dalkowski, the fastest there ever was, Ted Williams said so
Author Interview
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Book Review for my new book
Just came out today! Here's a link: https://www.sublimebookreview.com/bookreviews/in-elysian-fields