Here’s a poem that was published last June in the Tic Toc anthology along with two other poems of mine, “Recurrents” and “Second Hand,” by Kind of a Hurricane Press. You can order the anthology in print if you’d like, or read it online in the first link. The poem is also out there traveling around…
Tag: parenting
Freaky Bug Incident, a Bauman Boys Adventure
The last few nights I’ve been combing through old files, looking for half-finished poems, and forgotten first drafts. And to my delight I’ve found a few gems to be polished and finished. Some I may send off to who-knows-yet-where and a couple I may share with you. But first I wanted, on this first weekend…
More than Getting Better, Let’s Make it Better, Starting Right Now
I love the work that they have been doing over at ItGetsBetter.org. The idea was truly inspired, and I am sure has made a difference in the lives of countless GLBTQ young people. It’s been a concern of mine for some time though why more of us are not doing partner projects along the same…
Another Proud Pops Story
That’s what he calls me when he says hello on the phone, or when he hugs me goodbye, “Pops.” Somehow it doesn’t really make me feel old, though he is in the middle of his college career now, making the grades and as always, making me proud. I was never good at sports myself, though…
Zombies vs. the Monkey Prodigy: Creativity Should Thrive in School, but. . .
Hey, how’s that for another long title? Okay, so I was apologizing, well almost, about my absence the last three days because of being in Father’s Day weekend bliss. But I also missed my youngest boy’s latest blog post in the midst of all of that. Please go check it out. By the way, he is…
Sons, Dads, a Preview and a Musical Interlude
Well, I’ve talked a lot about my sons on this blog, but not nearly enough since April, the month which really kicked the poetry side of things off here on the Dad Poet. Most recently I celebrated Jon’s high school graduation here, and before that I boasted a bit about the writer. They have all…
David J. Bauman 