great uncle charlie

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) citation:


Charles F. Cymerys, 31021808, Corporal, Company C, 505th Parachute Infantry, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on 10 July 1943 on Sicily. With utter disregard for his own safety, Corporal Cymerys, who was second in command of a rifle squad, crawled to his unit's equipment bundle to secure automatic weapons needed in the attack on enemy positions. In the face of heavy enemy machine gun and rifle fire he secured the weapons, but was wounded in doing so. Despite his wounds he crawled 150 yards toward the position where the enemy was hiding and threw hand grenades, killing two of the enemy and forcing the others to abandon their position. This heroic act enabled his squad to procure its equipment and organize for an attack. Corporal Cymerys later succumbed to the wounds he received during this gallant action.

subway pamphlet erasure poem #1

Jesus Coming




Rapture the “snatching,” the immediate twinkling rise,
remain caught in the clouds
to meet the air.
In the near future Christ will descend
and take brides and this will be awesome,
the moment for the raptured ones
since they all shall be glorified bodies tasting hard God,
who created the universe by coming.
Now learn this parable:
When his branch has already become tender
and is near to shoot forth
with all the fulfillments of heaven, be alert,
as the Lord only comes for death and hades.
The key to salvation is found in sinful, idolatrous ways,
defiled virgins, the ones who cannot see the kingdom
and melt with fervent heat.
Look for a new earth
in which prepared brides, earthquakes,
drugs, sexual immorality, the New World Order,
the media, energy companies, judicial systems,
the government, the military,
and most importantly the banks, will be increased.
With technology you can run, but you
cannot hide. Your only chance is to stay
and endure Christ’s second coming,
unparalleled in trouble and horror.
You can expect to unfold before God enters
strongly in you – every torture will be used
in order to force you to Christ, even your children,
killed in front of you to force you to take the motion.
Although you may suffer, don’t give up hope:
The Tribulation will end
with the triumphant return of the Antichrist
and you will be rewarded greatly!

the departure of echoes from a scrubbed-out space

A new story, Dams, is up at Mark Cronin's new publishing venture The Heavy Contortionists. It's the longest piece of my collection-in-progress How to Find a Flock, and a companion/sequel/prequel to this.