Writing
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Death’s a Real Mother
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One night Death came to take a woman’s only son to the Underworld. Just as he was drawing back the boy’s blankets, Death spied a…
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It’s Not OK to Punch Nazis… Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Alienating My Friends
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Let me begin with the understanding that some of you will brand me a sympathizer, or tell me to check my privilege, or think that…
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Posted On Writing
Shattered Gods: A Novel by Michael Diamond
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It is with great pleasure I share news of Shattered Gods, the second novel in the “Mythos Division” series by my good friend, Michael Diamond.…
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Radio Silence
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It’s been over a year since I wrote anything in this blog space, and it occurs to me that I should make an effort to…
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Posted On Poetry
New Poem: “In Winter”
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In winter, our lives rearrange. The light shifts and we scratch away our mange. In winter, our days shrink. The light shifts and we have…
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Posted On Poetry
New Poem: “Veils”
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Veils Veils make the beautiful even more so and the ugly beautiful Obscuring flaws and highlighting perfection The gentle slope of a nose a…
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Surrounded by Jackasses in America
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The prairie dog’s bark echoed across the plain – a plaintive cry for me to break the rules and hand over some of my popcorn.…
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y=mx+b or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Maths
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Like many, I’ve long held the belief I’m “bad at math,” but as the spring semester at Rock Valley College winds down, I’ve learned this…
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New Poem: “Black Cherry”
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Yes, it’s about hair dye. Sort of. And yes, it was inspired by a certain Type O Negative song. Black Cherry She used to…
Darius McCaskey
Darius McCaskey is an author, poet, and musician from Rockford, Illinois.