3Why America Needs Socialized Medicine » My argument for a Canadian-style Health Care plan.

9A Primer on String Kids A look into the mindset of the people who play stringed instruments in the orchestra.

The Lake A whimper of someone on the edge.

1Reflections Upon Seeing Photos of the Romanovs Read the title. The family of the last Czar has always fascinated me.

2Rebuttal I received a very big flame from Sublevel in response to my poem, "Dialogue between Concerned American and Mr. Pres." Because I couldn't track down his e-mail address so we could engage in private debate, I have posted his comments and my rebuttal in hope

2Song for the Blacks I started thinking about all the great African Americans and their contributions to music and writing. This poem was the result.

Too Old for Toys I did this in Creative Writing. It's about summertime.

20Dialogue between Concerned American and Mr Pres A dissection of our motives for attacking Iraq. Probably the angriest, most political poem I've ever written thus far.

2The Basement Probably the darkest poem I've ever written. I won't go any further except to say that it is not for the faint of heart.

9Wage Slaves A look into the lives of the Working Poor. Minimum wage barely pays enough for many to survive.