Jackson, 1962
Murder at midnight. Ruby light like a sheet over the Oldsmobile’s steel green skin. Undercover crickets shrill in a foggy field, their screams a jagged static against the black gloaming; tinnitus in the night ear. Haggard men, hoarding hate like rare coins, pause for...
Choices
You never asked to give,nor I to take.These, our branded destinies—seared into usbefore our first breath. The advantage was mine:wrapped in silken, milky skin,a blur of glowing world,my everything. By your crib,they planted a dagger—your fate fixedto the surgeon’s...
Sandal Dust
You are the fourth nail dull, crooked and corroded piercing the watery heart pushing through the spine splintering the wood injecting the poison like a Golgotha adder dancing on the stone and kicking the crown Your rituals are performed in robes dragging the ground...
The Pursuit of Warmth
A short, sensory poem about longing and early-morning tension. ‘The Pursuit of Warmth’ by Rick Baldwin evokes memory, heat, and quiet domestic unrest.
The Things We Do
A short, sensory poem of longing, regret, and memory—”The Things We Do” evokes solitude, loneliness and quiet guilt.
I’m A Guest on Take A Sip
A big thanks to Michael Poole for having me as a guest on his podcast "Taking A Sip." We discuss spirituality, podcasting, kilts, drum corps, ASMR, the arts and tons of other things. Give it a watch!
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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