“Oh God, what thoughts lovers have!” ―Ovid First Reading The tremble in his voice. The circle on the piece of yellow cardboard in my lap. How it’s easier to look down than to stare across at his face. He seems embarrassed, strangely frail, other worldly. If I look into his eyes I’ll be pulled into [...]

Picture: Inferno — Canto XXVI : Dante and Virgil Contemplating the Inferno Oil on Canvas | 41” x 54” | 2003 | Private Collection The Eighth Circle of Hell was dotted with millions of fireflies. From where I stood on that rocky ledge, I could see them all shining brightly down below us in the [...]