pen. camera. brush. blade.
they’re tools. skills. carefully crafted. continuously honed. used. reused.
they’re the nucleus of a philosophy. an ethic. a means to liberation
and proliferation of that which yearns to be heard if not
praised for that is not why we write. no. we write-
I write to convey ideas and to do so I use all
that this life affords. without limits
used to the point of abuse
until words etch equations
upon my bones:
guilty/
free.
¶
the enclosed story < cas'tell de llanera >
is an excerpt from my recently completed
first book entitled < stern line holding >
an work of creative narrative non fiction.