— Appearing in the 30th Anniversary issue of Corridors

Spooky, my wife says. They know my secrets.
This morning, as the light scratches
across the keyboard, I browse the homepage
and find my own glittering recommendations: cherry-
handled rose pruners, their glossy alloy beaks
spring-tuned; new music by the Silos, a Top 10
on Dan Steely’s alt-college country rock list;
and the books, the wonderful unfathomable books—
three or three-thousand sensuously bound
classics of love, mystery, and safe passage
into Sonora, Mexico. I hover above
No. 1,897,615: Click here to purchase.

                                                                                Why not?
Even the Pinacate Press in Lukeville, Arizona
knows its wares are sung to me, the guy idling
eagerly outside Sonoyta’s port-of-entry,
travel guide buried in the trunk, the air burning
with recommendations.