(August 2023. Sitting on top of Alice the Red Bus in the middle of Nebraska, looking up at a perfect starry sky the night before the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Watching tons of shooting stars, feeling fulfilled and powerful and alive. August is always a good month.)
i am perseus the hero—
streaks of burning meteors stream from me
augustly, the peak of my year’s power
on my right arm the pleiades, my family
on my left arm cassiopeia, and wonder
what i open to
Beatin' Paths ~~~ The journey to the Great American Novel 