Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Moonlight “Moonlight” is my new poem. It’s about that plaintive light that reveals more secrets than just those of a cloudless night. By John G. Stamos Moonlight John G. Stamos Moonlight, Can I follow you beneath the knitting of copses and thickets and eaves? Under a shell of my […]
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Marble “Marble” is my brand new short story, published for the first time ever right here in The RGG. I churned it out just this evening and I really hope you like it. By John G. Stamos Marble John G. Stamos Ken squeezed the appointment in on the day
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy The Cherry Tree (Small Things) Cherry blossoms carry almost a mythical significance in Japan. That special magic exists on other shores as well. By Lisa Louis The Cherry Tree (Small Things) Lisa Louis During my five and a half years living in Kyoto in my twenties, it was impossible
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Cycad Susurrations A poem about a houseplant? Seriously? Well, it is a pretty remarkable houseplant… My original work, “Cycad Susurrations,” is indeed a short poem inspired by one of my own potted plants, the mysterious and sinister Sago Palm. This plant is a cycad – of the genus Cycas
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Kathy and Stan “Kathy and Stan” is my original short story. It’s supposed to be part of a collection of my short fiction that’s currently languishing in publishing limbo. But it ain’t a bad read, so screw it, I’m publishing it here in The RGG first. Here you go…
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Honor Intact? Affirmative. Arm Broken? Ditto. Chivalry is not dead. It might be battered. It might be bruised. It might be broken. But it definitely ain’t dead. Honor intact? Affirmative. Arm broken? Ditto. By John G. Stamos I was involved in a recent X (the erstwhile Twitter) exchange with
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy “The Paths We Cross” by Guest Writer Lisa Louis “The Paths We Cross” by guest writer Lisa Louis is a sterling example of the work for which the copiously talented, San Francisco based author is known best: gorgeous, evocative writing on universally relevant subject matter. Greetings, RGG readers and
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Cerebral Heavy Lifting on Social Media? Not Me. Not with a Herniated Prefrontal Cortex, I Don’t. Cerebral heavy lifting on social media? Not me. Not with a herniated prefrontal cortex going for me (and not when the simplest explanation is usually the best, and no explanation is even better).
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Centuries This is my brand new poem, “Centuries,” published for the very first time right here in The Renaissance Garden Guy. I hope you like it. By John G. Stamos Centuries John G. Stamos Can I look across the water and see her? Or across the world? If I
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Under the Blanket “Under the Blanket” is my new poem. Just wrote it. Hope you like it. By John G. Stamos Under the Blanket John G. Stamos Is everyone comfortable? Is everyone alright? I think that you are (though I can’t see you), bundled up so tight, Under your
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