startling stories
Published in 1985 by Peeper Press

Peeper Press was named after a Christmas decoration, a little plastic dancing red mouse. Startling stories is unique in that the poems have titles. This is the book of poems that won me two wives.

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Three

pretty young girls

huddling together

to look at new photographs

standing

with their heads held

near to one another

as if they were lovers

as if they were singing