She passed me by and like some Arabian princess, all I glimpsed was her eye. I wonder why is it the most interesting ones never linger to...

(Sung to the tune of Macavity the Mystery Cat) Sean Hannity’s a Fox News host—says he’s the people’s voice, But he’s a giant hypocrite...

"Congress certified the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. early Thursday, ending attempts to overturn the results in two states. Senators...

Earthquake? I peered out through the miniblinds: two slowly stomping sandal-wearing pines. I stepped outside to marvel at the rest: two...

(So Don’t Blame Me, Blame Him) 1. I hear from the yapping that pent dogs know infelicity, I learn from the dreary May rains of ecologic...

Cupid’s cold darts will draw real blood; a less welcome part of his fame: for recall Bobbit's wife, with a cut of the knife, made an...

I thought clowns were only meant for circus tents Leading fools but not a whole country But twenty-sixteen Changed the way that seems...

He called it a partisan coup, it provoked his mulish defiance. But there is no cure for stupid, and he’s sick because: science. “One day...

George Washington wooed Martha-- she put up with his wooden kisses, Jefferson owned Sally Hemmings-- no independence for his missus. FDR...

Charles Joseph Albert We all know people whom we otherwise admire with whom we disagree on political questions such as whether government...

It's been so long since I've been to a cafe that this ancient quatrain seems quaint. We sipped espresso, snacked on scones, we even ate a...

In a cold darkened room in a suburb of Paris, With the rest of the tenants all out on the town, I had been stuck here all day and all...

From a simpler time, two years ago... A low-level bug has been making the rounds and, two weeks ago I was nauseous, with chills. Last...

(Sing this one to the tune of Gershwin's "I've Got a Crush On You," if you know it.) Amazon’s got a million From plain white to vermilion...

Biographical note: my mother and maternal grandmother both had a tendency to slightly whistle their "s"es... so these are for anyone who...

Although there’s only one of them inside, the whole of my refrigerator is bursting with zucchini; to cook these monsters I’ll need every...

Don't be afraid of COVID-19! It’s just another flu. Here, drink some hydrochlorozine and the corona won't get you! Let's cure...

I broke the year in quarters, as a boy, but not the usual seasons you'd expect: these were based on four days I got candy-- yes, only...

SOCIAL ANIMALS 4/7 My dog doesn’t get why I’m here at home but won’t pass all day throwing bone after bone. She nudges my knee and...

Today's title, an anagram is what I call my light verse collection. It's got all the awkward impermeability of your usual anagram based...