Agents of the Undertow:

They have always been my heroes.

Mavericks, outlaws, malcontents and rebels, each of them...

About Agents of the Undertow

Madison Agents of the Undertow is a collection of personal essays and stories I began writing when my daughter was born. I wanted something to give to her when she was older about our lives and the things that were going on. Most of the essays include her in some way, though some do not. This site contains a small selection of the total. Some of the pieces have appeared in various literary magazines - probably in slightly different form. Either way, I hope you enjoy them.

About the Journal

Bush I will only say this: religion and politics (you know, those things polite people don't discuss over dinner) are usually the subject of my attention. I would describe myself as a Fiscal Conservative (NOT today's fiscal conservative, which is anything but) and a Social Liberal - 70 percent of all Americans fall into this category. Don't believe what the media tells you about dividing lines - only unthinking, radical idiots are strictly Republican or Democrat on all issues. And if you listen to Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Lielly GO AWAY! Liars will always be liars and I'm tired of the moronic rhetoric.

From Agents of the Undertow

Female Math

Feb

2008

Some things are so indelibly etched into our framework of electrical impulses, DNA encoding, and sweat and dreams that we rarely question their rationality, let alone their existence. There are times, however, when a psychic knock on the head causes us to stop and look at things anew,

Agents of the Undertow

Apr

2007

Take this picture: a young child stands in the half-sunlight beneath a group of large pine trees, reaching out to touch the flowers and smell their spring-time fragrance. The child is smiling. The back of her printed dress hangs loosely

Sunshine Market Souvenirs

Apr

2007

The Sunshine Market shows up in the backs of station wagons and temporary tents every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in a little park in the heart of Hanapepe, “The biggest little town on Kaua’i”.

From the Journal

Not Like Us

Jun

2007

Jonathon Sachs, writing for the Times Online, recently wrote: "The real battle, and it applies to secular and religious alike, is: can we love, not hate, the people not like us? "

Arrested for What?!

Apr

2007

Freedom of Speach is one of the constitutional guarantees that we all seem to understand and protect with a great deal of vigor. It's integrity is essential to a well-functioning democracy.