OCTOBER 1952
The air disturbs as her husband enters the room. Doffs his grey hat, holds it to his heart like a shield. The family beside her titters in admiration. He beams. Pulls on his little mustache. Alights on the …
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paris. new year’s eve 2012
i’ve joined the legions wooed by the enchanted city.
cobblestone lanes captivating from window to lamp post, around curves and through archways, beckoning like a fairy’s secret. bridges bearing our footsteps like memories. lights spiriting …
she searches for her husband in concrete cracked
with ill intent
hades has windows, if no exit
mourning belches
shards of night
fling sleep like blood into
the dawning light
written by
judith cockman
copyright ©judithcockman2006/2011
…Cinderella Sits In the United Nations
Like Cinderella, on October 6, 2002, I find myself at the ball. The palace is Le Warwick, sitting prettily on a quaint boulevard in Switzerland – a swelegant hotel with just the right …
my lips have gotten larger
my eyes smaller …
memory re-weaving my face
The wisdom I have achieved with middle age smacks of hypocrisy
The little pearls I have strung along my necklace of experience
proving to be mere costume…
Suzie McKenney’s pink guitar, sassy heels, infectious joy and radiant talent revved Cadillac Lounge on Saturday. With her songwriting partner, bass & vocalist Stu Clow, backed by guitar rocker Kevin Vienneau and percussionist Bob Vespaziani, Suzie’s Alibi once again rockabillied …
part one: the live SLY BLUE performance at lula lounge october 24, 2012
swingjazz sex! dance floor on fire joy exploding sweat glistening hearts flying yah. that Fabulous.
a band matured in confidence & sharpened in craft during their few …
tenderness strangled in a fist.
raw. cracked open the heart, shivered the skull. reminiscent of the rich, authentic theatre work i experienced in LA during the ’90’s. a commitment to truth. the necessity to communicate. the brave john patrick …