Author Archives: danaj33

About danaj33

writer * department chair of Broadcast Electronic Media Arts and audio faculty at City College of San Francisco * music composer and producer * always in discovery mode, learning, living, loving, and laughing.

The King of Countermand

Posted on June 22, 2019 by danaj33

He is at it again The wanna-be-king who has not a clue The man with few words due to a subpar IQ The number of which matches the size of my shoe He brays and he fingers His stench ever … Continue reading →

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Birdsong in Kahalu’u Bay_Kona

Posted on May 25, 2019 by danaj33

Adventure awaits as I had read in through a text from my friend one week ago! I had no plans to travel to Hawaii in that moment and it took me 1/2-of-a-day of “Oh, wow! Oh, I can’t! Oh, but … Continue reading →

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Diary of Working until Stiff

Posted on April 28, 2019 by danaj33

Working people do not realize how exploited we are until we have a brief moment to take stock of our time spent in any given “week of work.” This past one for me turned out to be a “weak from … Continue reading →

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One More Before the Journey Home

Posted on March 26, 2019 by danaj33

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Spring in Joshua Tree

Posted on March 26, 2019 by danaj33

I’m in the southern California desert on a break from my quotidian work to enjoy the bounty of the earth as provided. Long and lovely rains have fallen on this great state for the past few months. We are thankful. … Continue reading →

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How Do We Make Him Go Away?

Posted on February 17, 2019 by danaj33

He is everywhere you don’t want him to be. He’s all around you in the air, behind your back, under your bed, in your closet, behind the curtains, on the tv set, on the computer, and on the rectangular spaceship … Continue reading →

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The Disquisition of Donald

Posted on December 15, 2018 by danaj33

He’s here, there, and everywhere; just the way he wishes it to be. In his unfathomable mind, he reigns over the bounty of the most splendid nation on earth. If only that were still true. This nation, under God, divided … Continue reading →

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I Bear Too Much Heartache

Posted on October 28, 2018 by danaj33

My soul weeps daily, nightly. My eyes burn from reading too much. My mind melts as I question the hatred. My fingertips numb from the tapping… The ongoing burden of hate that I see and hear tears at my heart. … Continue reading →

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Truth is a Pain

Posted on September 16, 2018 by danaj33

Truth is a pain She bites and she burns Leaving no stones left unturned In my heart, mind, and soul There lay no comfort for the one who stole Something of importance from a friend to a friend Details kept … Continue reading →

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The President of the United States is Killing Me (and it’s not softly)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by danaj33

I wake up to die another day. It’s been this way since well before the man who should not be there pushed his way through into the daily consciousness of all good beings who intend to make our world a … Continue reading →

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