There's dirt under my fingernails, sawdust in my hair. I'm proud to say I hammer nails. Install toilets. Hang drywall. Welcome to the construction zone. Note: I've had to "unpublish" a few poems from this collection because they are going to appear in various magazines. Sorry if you missed them. And a big warm thank-you to all the readers who read and commented and supported me. You've helped me grow as a writer. Hugs to you.

Sunday, October 11, I was invited to read poems at the Beat Museum in San Francisco. Great audience. Great fun. Here are the poems I read (and sang!). They've all appeared on Wattpad before, but here they are together with my introductory commentary. I'll post a link to the sound file if you'd like to hear them on Soundcloud. If you want to see a video of the entire 12-minute reading on YouTube, the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRXjmQIuqrM. If you want to hear (without video) individual poems (one or two minutes each), go to the "External link" button at the bottom of each page. Enjoy...