katherine,
been thinking about you lately
wondering what kind of poetry
or what kind of thinking
or tenderness
you are up to
in these roller coaster times…
sorry i have been out of touch.  it has been some ups and downs here but mostly on the up and up.  every once in a while i pull out the poems you sent me [...]

Ethan,
How are you? Chicago (have you been here?) is a beautiful city, but it has been hard on us. Our morale is flagging – I have been sleeping in the cab of the truck and my back is beginning to ache. This weekend it rained for three days. On saturday [...]

Cole,
Your city is beautiful.
Last night on the phone you told me that you were excited I was here. “The smells and the sounds around you — that is the same air that brought me into this world. Think about that while hou are there man… That is the area where your brother cole was born.” [...]