About the work

A closer look.

You give me a person: a name, a room or a moment you shared, and one true thing about them. I write one short piece for that person, once, and hand it to you as a page you can keep or print. It is not a poem about feelings in general. It is built on the one fact you give me, so it can only belong to that person. Sample line, from a piece I wrote for the woman who built the market I sell in: "You lit the shelf, hung the sign, and stepped back with your hands empty." What you send: a name (a first name is enough), one place or moment you two share, and one true thing about them that a stranger would not guess. What you get: one page, short, delivered as a private file, yours to keep. Turnaround: three days from the moment we agree the details. One revision included. If it is not them, say so plainly: I refund it in full and you keep the piece. I would rather lose the sale than hand you something smooth and wrong.