Spin
Restlessness is a god Still feet never climb temple steps a single eye sees only itself
Rows
Grandpa’s garden spilling past its fence line, five bushel baskets, three laundry pails, four cardboard boxes waiting.
Street Show
The hurdy-gurdy man’s monkey snatched your only dollar and you clapped
Tossed
The next evening, cicadas gossiped— anxious to tell in quivering accent the story of your Judas kiss in the visitor’s dugout next to the neon hum of Barb’s Burgers
Platoon
I should have broken the car window instead of waiting hours in the rain until the truck arrived and rescued the keys.
It Never Snows In Kramptown Kove
A darkly funny Christmas satire about a holiday cheer specialist, a hostile Georgia town, a stray reindeer, and the bizarre events that follow in Kramptown Kove.
I'm Rick Baldwin
a writer and artist whose work spans humor, horror, poetry, essays, and playwriting, often rooted in the textures of Southern life and Appalachian culture—its religion, storytelling, and quirky absurdities—my work moves between the reflective and the unsettling, the comic and the strange.
I am an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, and the editor of The Leghorn, a humor publication dedicated to sharp, irreverent satire. My creative work also extends into podcasting, where I explore storytelling, culture, and the absurdities in between.
Originally from East Tennessee, I now live on the east side of Atlanta with my wife, where we spend much of our time searching for interesting art and fresh produce.
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