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New Poem for my stepgrandson
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“The Case of the Opposite Twins” / a story by Tom Evans
My younger daughter, a twin, is a convicted killer, her sister, two minutes older, brilliantly successful, considered a genius, but I love them both the same. What kind of father wouldn’t, even though I’m their father in blood only?...
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
Here's a link: https://awesomegang.com/tom-evans/
Book Review for my new book
Just came out today! Here's a link: https://www.sublimebookreview.com/bookreviews/in-elysian-fields
Author Interviewed
Gave an interview to my small-town newspaper a couple of weeks ago. Don't like the "humble" in the title, and the interviewer got a few things wrong, but overall it was a great experience and I'm...