I'm About To Start Something

The Fact Is There Are Many Women Who Nod Politely, Even Agree Openly Within Their Male-dominated Often Highly Educated Cultures, But Vote Their Own Minds.

I'm A Writer Of Faith. I Was Raised Catholic, And I Have A Deeply Catholic Imagination.

Is It Wrong To Kill Something That Wants To Kill You?

I Was Born In The Era Of The Novel. I've Written Many, As Well As Collections Of Poetry, And Essays For Mouthing Off. I've Written To Inches, Word-counts, Page-counts, Even The Sonnet And The Screenplay (which I Call A Plot Poem). I Write Narrative. That's It. I Just Want To Tell It.

She Glances Back Before Stepping Into The Alley, And She Catches Her Grandfather Looking At Her The Way He Does Sometimes--as If She's Already Gone, As If He's Practicing Sorrow.