Notes from the desk.

New poems, chapter excerpts and short reflections —
published here first, and free to read.

On carrying what you did not choose

A short piece on charges that arrive without invitation —
and what a person is supposed to do with them at three in the morning,
when the house is quiet and the excuses have run out.

Poem · 12 July 2026

On carrying what you did not choose

A short piece on charges that arrive without invitation, and what to do with them at three in the morning.

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Excerpt · 28 June 2026

Chapter one of The Soul-Provider

The opening pages, free to read — a man returns to a town that has already decided who he is.

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Reflection · 9 June 2026

Why I write for every reader

Young and old, rich and poor, healthy and ill. On refusing to write for a narrow room.

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Poem · 12 July 2026

On carrying what you did not choose

A short piece on charges that arrive without invitation, and what to do with them at three in the morning.

Read the poem →

Excerpt · 28 June 2026

Chapter one of The Soul-Provider

The opening pages, free to read — a man returns to a town that has already decided who he is.

Read the poem →

Reflection · 9 June 2026

Why I write for every reader

Young and old, rich and poor, healthy and ill. On refusing to write for a narrow room.

Read the poem →

From the desk

“Integrated grace is the base fitness & ace witness of goodness.”

AM I? · Lee Nichael