Susquehanna Sunrise
The world’s fifth-oldest river, right in our backyard. The beauty of Creation married with the intricacy of evolution, converging at the footstool of our tiny city.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Perhaps it’s the dark paneling that’s been around for decades or the moody ambiance of the place. (Lord knows I pick places faster on ambiance than quality of food.) But stepping through the door is like being transported back in time to a bygone era where...
Why do you hide your face?
23 Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!24 Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground.26 Rise up; come to our...
Fragrance is beautiful
The sense of smell is one of my favorite senses. Top five, at least. It alerts to danger, it invites to eat, it informs us when No-Shower November has fully run its course. Formula 2601: “Nocturne”warm, spicy, evening classical concert Scent can seduce....
Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam
Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.
In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.