Books

No Exit Wounds

No Exit Wounds is a collection of poems about survival. About the experience of childhood abuse, the violence of military service, and the trauma that unfolds from both.

Musings of a Chaotic Mind

When a Tree Loses its Leaves

I fear that I am dying. The weather is changing again. The sun takes longer to wake, and to warm my bones. My roots whimper from under the cold earth, threatening to...

Dew and Dusk

I am spring, the leftover tears of long winter nights, Where the sun cowers and the moon scowls, Chasing shadows back to...

I am

I am a phoenix, reborn in charred ash, I am the patient as the sloth, restless as the caged stallion, I wonder where the stars go when the...

A Boston Parking Spot

The briefcase is lighter than I expected, no more than a packed lunch would weigh. I should have gotten smaller bills, to...

Waves

My back aches from laying in this position the Earth has given me permission for. My camouflage ghillie suit is an overripe...

Diary of an Addict

My cart of cans rattles like dragging chains as I move it off the street and behind the house. The moonlight hunts my...

The Game

The tides have lowered; it's time. I've waited long enough, meticulously preparing and researching every minute detail of the...

Scott Daigle

Scott Daigle resides in Massachusetts with his wife Brandie and their dog, and is currently working on a new project, a collection of short stories about his time in service.