http://slow.writerscafe.org/budberk The original writings of author Bud R. Berkich en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776086399 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A review of Camila Cabello's new album C, XOXO http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2901431/ Tia and Dana have only been friends for a couple of weeks. Tia,Italian Roman Catholic.. Dana, Irish Transcendentalist. Can a girl from Naples, Italy find love in a West Pennsylvania factory town? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2872560/ Rainbow Road, the replacement for the former fundamentalist town of Zeeland, is nearing completion. It will soon welcome the saints. But not if Sheriff Aleister Anderson has anything to say about it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2838120/ Rob, soon to be twelve, is invited to his "goofy," "way older" brother Rog's house to celebrate. But Rob gets an initiation into just how "strange, twisted and perverse" Rog really is. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2821196/ These are selected poems from my new collection The Roxy Mix, now available at amazon.com and cyberwit.net. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2788461/ Rob's adopted mother is dead, and he finds himself on his own. First order of business, the funeral... and dealing with an annoying Aunt that has always been as artificial as her accent. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2773378/ Maria Shippe is the young woman that everyone loves, not to mention young Rob's adolescent infatuation. But is there an ulterior motive behind why Maria is so charming? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2765053/ A poem about an alternate reality concerning a former love interest that wasn't interested. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2760029/ Three girls go missing on their prom night in 1925. What happened? This is their story, as told by one of the girls, Allegra DiAmicci. Post-mortem, of course. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2759141/ A poem about mental myopia http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2488139/ Stephanie LaSalle and her mother Tristan are, of course, related. But that does not mean that both share the same mind-set. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2488107/ A Siren Head has been conjured up in the Amnesty Woods, and the witch queens and their daughters are asked to help by an anonymous request. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2468093/ A poem about the unfortunate demise of a longtime friendship, not ended by myself. To find freedom for the body and soul, sometimes it is best to cease. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2177173/ A poem about making the best of a negative situation. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2177171/ Three mysterious, ancient books have the Goodes, Smythes and Osbournes hot on the trial of a centuries old secret. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2165021/ A poem on the death of industry with Gothic overtones http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2090448/ A poem on writing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/2076965/ A strange circular formation in the clearing in front of the Amnesty woods has the town of Amnesty perplexed. The witch queens and their daughters decide to investigate. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1993007/ It is Yuletide day in Amnesty, New Hampshire, and for the Goodes, Smythes and Osbournes, that means the company of family and friends... and Krampus and HP Lovecraft http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1689222/ One of my personal favorite poems I have written, from my unpublished collection Outskirts (2009), although the poem was written earlier than the collection, circa 1997. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1348560/ One of my early poems that was included in my unpublished collection Strange Particles (2012) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1347114/ One of my earliest and favorite poems, from my T.S. Eliot phase. Added to my collection Suburban Daydream. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1326508/ A selection from my first collection Stanhope http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1324621/ From my first (unpublished) collection of poems, entitled Stanhope http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1324618/ From unpublished collection, The Roxy Mixes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1324616/ This is a poem from my collection (unpublished) The Roxy Mixes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1324613/ It is Thanksgiving Day, and that means the annual Interfaith Bowl between crosstown rivals the Amnesty Black Cats and the Amnesty Catholic Friars. Will the Black Cats win bragging rights? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1294142/ A mysterious black cat is haunting the attic and second floor area of Metnonymy "Nonnie" Owens' home, and Guen and Yarra's findings are totally unexpected. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1266754/ After Connie Osbourne and Rio Delmonico leave Amnesty for college, Guenevere Goode and Yarra Govinda-Smythe begin the process of finding a new guitarist and drummer for their band, Glamourama. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1256162/ A sketch of Guenevere Goode, Yarra Govinda Smythe and Constance Osbourne's junior high school band, Joyce Carol Oates, the predecessor to their present band, Glamourama http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/budberk/1253457/