I Combine The Gentleness And Ferocity Of My Nick-Namesake
I attack life with a voracious hunger. I will not let this jungle win the fight of survival that I participate in every day. I will conquer the obstacles that…
Sometimes I Scare Myself
Sometimes the power of the ideas that invent themselves inside my corporeal container are more than I can bear. Thoughts, ideas, poems, paintings, they all flow in and through me…
We Were At A Party
I was standing in the middle of the house, listening to the rhythm of an African back-beat. He entered the room and came straight for me. He grabbed me by…
I Was Raised By Wolves
They came knocking at the door one night and stole me away from my dreams. They howled and they snarled, but they wanted me and they took me to their…
I Studied Art In Pittsburgh
Actually, I studied photography in Pittsburgh. I learned to see in that dirty little town. Through my camera lens I learned to see the difference between light and dark, black…
Steel. Cold. Blue. Smooth.
Heavy. Grey. Steel. I was born into steel. Pittsburgh steel. I grew up steel. Steel went through my father's hands to put food on our table and clothes on my…