Author Archives: keechballard

My Socratic dialog between Mother Nature and wayward child Antar Montage on the meaning and significance of life in this universe. Enjoy the ride, boys and girls!

Now that those Kansas City Chiefs have received their comeuppance at the worthy hands of the Baltimore Ravens, Edgar Allan Poe stands revenged against all his vile and mercenary opponents. The time has come to celebrate with a bevy of speculative beauties at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association’s second annual Valentines Day Celebration.Continue reading “The Rambling Rose”

My latest poetic flourish may be enjoined right over there at Utopia SF in their lovely and mysterious December 2024 Art issue! See my name? It’s right there on the cover! Woo the hoo! All hail Utopia! All hail Joan of Arkansas!

Herbert Hoover was a great engineer, and a great humanitarian as well. His political timing was a bit off, as he managed to get himself elected President at the height of a great economic boom, only to spend most of his time bailing water at the beginning of the greatest economic recession in American history.Continue reading “The Great Engineer”

Let the healing begin! A little bit of all right from my friends over at failed haiku. Click on the image to enter a world of wonder. Issue #104 has three separate downloadable parts: You will find my modest contribution in the third section. Regular haiku are short form poems originally developed in Japan beforeContinue reading “Bridges”

Another fine mess you got me into. Check out my (almost) latest poem at Low Hanging Fruit. Click the clicker to be saved! Low Hanging Fruit has much to offer aspiring writers, including some cool interactive stories! Hurry on over there, and check it out!