Wayne Russell – Cajun Mutt Press

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 03/06/24

March 6, 2024 James D. Casey IV

Ring in the New

Vengeful rage of waterfall
dour in the dregs of midnight.

The rabid wash of sand
in an hour glass.

Let the wine of Dionysus
spill and quench their thirst.

The dead are not here
they do not dance

nor harbor resentment
or bear names.

As the iron bells of cathedrals
ring in the new

the old passes unnoticed in
fleshy trenches where

no one remembers
and nobody cares.

Wayne Russell is the author of the poetry book 2020’s Where Angels Fear via Guerilla Genius Press, available for purchase on Amazon; his second book Splinter of the Moon published by Silver Bow Publishing; has just been released and also can be found at Amazon in both Kindle and paperback edition.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 12/01/23

December 1, 2023December 2, 2023 James D. Casey IV

Vintage Room

Cobwebs hanging
in obscure corners
of this darkened room
the spiders are
no where to be
seen
mice scamper at the
speed of light
the hole in a
busted old
wall welcomes
them home.

Wayne Russell is a creative writer, photographer, graphic designer, rhythm guitarist and singer; he has been widely published both in print and online. Wayne Russell’s debut book of poetry Where Angels Fear can be published from Amazon.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 10/27/23

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 James D. Casey IV

Snow Drift

Kindred spirits,
snow drifts and
the owl takes
refuge from the
storm.

Field mouse
appearing
from unthinkable
night, brave as a
rogue shooting star.

I huddle in the safe
confines of suburbian
refuge, regrets and
bourbon, the dark
and the light; intertwined.

Words spoken in
homage to the dead,
I forgive you, echo the
ghost of a tortured past.

Orange and red flames
intermingle, logs are snakes,
hissing upon a sputtering fire.

In a flash, the power shifts
to the owl outside, claws
snap, a stranglehold,
the mouse never stood
a chance.

Wayne Russell has been published in many zines, magazines, and anthologies. Both online and in print. In his spare time, he likes to practice his guitar, sing, creative writing, and photography. Wayne’s first full-length poetry book Where Angels Fear can be purchased on Amazon.

Cajun Mutt Press Featured Writer 04/22/22

April 22, 2022 James D. Casey IV

Aventures and Sailors’ Tales

That drunken, wandering, aimless, fool, sailing the
seven seas; and then some. At bars and pubs around
the world, I took a dive into that dark realm, took a
drive down into that abyss.

I sold my soul to that ol’ devil and everything I had
for just one more round. I proposed a toast to youth
and naivety, a toast to all my friends, those shipmates
of mine, more like a brotherhood really.

Mugs and bottles raised to all those ladies of the night,
anyone that would gather around, in every port of call,
just to hear those sailors’ tales, of the high seas’ and of
America, America; land that we love.

Tales all those places we were have sailed to, adventures,
where life and limb were risked night and day, where
sanity was lost behind the mask of Dutch courage.

Wayne Russell is or has been many things during his lifetime, he has been a creative writer, world traveler, graphic designer, former soldier, and former sailor. Wayne has been widely published in both online and hard copy creative writing magazines. From 2016-17 he also founded and edited Degenerate Literature. In late 2018, the editors at Ariel Chart nominated Wayne for his first Pushcart Prize for the poem “Stranger in a Strange Town.” In addition; he was nominated for Best of the Net via the editor at The Abyss. Where Angels Fear is his debut poetry book published by Guerrilla Genesis Press.