David Horowitz

by David D. Horowitz.Most cats take their time warming up to a human owner. Many owners, expecting a fluffy ball of love to comfort them on call, find feline independence frustrating and disappointing. Cats sniff for character and only gradually will rub a leg, purr in a lap, snooze on the bed. Their reticence feels like presumption to an owner paying for tuna treats and cozy … [Read more...] about Let Snowpaws Sniff Around.

by David D. HorowitzMy Webster’s Dictionary defines “childish” as “belonging to a child or childhood” and relates the synonyms “foolish” and “petty.” It connotes repellent immaturity. The dictionary defines “childlike” as “resembling a child” but, by contrast, lists as synonyms “meek,” … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Gull.

by David D. Horowitz Husband Kills Wife, Three Kids, Self—and the romance once seemed a beautiful dream. He had bought her bouquets of roses, cards featuring rainbows above fields, and a silver and turquoise bracelet. He drove a blue Toyota with papers all over the back seat, but he treated her at her favorite Mexican restaurant every Friday night, and he had a … [Read more...] about DREAM/NIGHTMARE.

by David D. HorowitzRain pours while I walk home from the bus stop this mid-March afternoon, so once home I change from my damp socks into dry ones. I want to feel comfortable running errands after working downtown all day. Ahhh, that feels better.Soon I learn it often rains in this city during early spring, so I buy a dark green rainproof jacket and waterproof hiking boots and … [Read more...] about Removing My Jacket.

by David D. Horowitz What are you waiting for? You’re thirty-five years old, and you still don’t own a house or car or DVD player. Where’s your success? Have you sold a single manuscript to a major East Coast publisher?I more skillfully employ complex rhyme schemes. I no longer overuse jingly alliteration; I can alliteratively hint at comparison and … [Read more...] about Sparrow’s Song.