Ray Katz

Never Discovered

by | Jul 6, 2023 | Stories

Do I have talent? I don’t know. But I do know that I can’t sell myself and that I’ll never be discovered in my lifetime and probably not after I’m dead either. But who the hell cares? I don’t even know what talent means. I suppose it...

The Breakup Artist

by | Jul 6, 2023 | Stories

I’m a master of breaking up. I do it with finesse. I leave a string of wistful souls, not broken hearts. I’m not a cad; I’m an artist. Romance is easy. Women want love. Like men, women have fragile egos and are susceptible to flattery. That’s...

Each Morning

by | Jul 6, 2023 | Stories

I wish I could be sureYou wake upEach morningFeeling happy and loved I cannot send my dogTo look in your eyesAnd lick your faceSo I give youThis...

Acrobat

by | Jul 6, 2023 | Stories

I wanted to be an acrobatAnd marry my childhood sweetheartBut while training I felt a pain in my footThat never went awayAnd my girl married someone else Still somewhere a child looks up at a trapeze artist with wonderAnd a sweet woman happily loves another manSo all...