A very silly attempt to get jazz rhythms into children’s verse. Continue reading Bump, Bat
Bump, Bat
Zap!, pt. 2
A history of electricity in thirteen hair-raising tales, for the young and young at heart. Part 2 (unfinished): up to 19th-century England. Continue reading Zap!, pt. 2
Zap!, pt. 1
A history of electricity in thirteen hair-raising tales, for the young and young at heart. Part 1: ancient Greece to medieval Constantinople. Continue reading Zap!, pt. 1
Secrets of the Universe
Rejected by McSweeney’s. Continue reading Secrets of the Universe
Jackson Blues
Liner notes for my compilation of music from the golden age of blues in central Mississippi (1928-1937). Continue reading Jackson Blues
Aïr to Ziz
An alphabet of fabulous places in verse, for all ages. Continue reading Aïr to Ziz
Georgie and the Dragon
Reflections on the unlikeliest folk hero and the impossible romance of baseball. Continue reading Georgie and the Dragon
Stone Blind
An essay on the journeys of William Bartram, 18th-century naturalist, and the limits of vision. Continue reading Stone Blind
Morph
An eternally unfinished young adult novel. Continue reading Morph
Last Stand
Appreciating the wild barrier islands of the Gulf of Mexico, as the pressures of offshore drilling mount. Continue reading Last Stand