Craig Pugh is The Writing Dog

Double Leo. Vegetarian. Peace advocate. Astrologer. Astronomer. Literary omnivore. Poet. Screenwriter. Short stories. Dreamer. Coffee connoisseur. Reformer. Animal lover. Striving spirit. Raging angel. Grandfather. Military brat. Air Force veteran. Teacher. Editor. Author. Insomniac. Driven. 100 mph guy in a 50 mph world.

Poet Craig Pugh invites readers into a world where coffee brews with character, cats embody both mystery and mischief, and marriage endures with humor and heart in his latest book, "A Pocketful of Poems".

---- from reviewers at Archway Publishing

the books

A Pocketful of Poems

Like coffee and cats? How about love in all its messy glory? Plenty of that in these poems, plus poems about poems and the frustration of writing. Notable for their emotional range, mirth and intensity.

Ganja Tales - 2nd Ed. revised

These original old Omaha stories published in 2000 remain the only 420 literary short-story fiction you can find anywhere. Three new stories were added for this 2nd edition.

Poems for Pickin'

A Grandma Moses-type cover and cover poem harken to the idyllic days on the prairie circa 1890, then transition to poems on Ukraine, Putin, MAGA and January 6. These poems are relevant and contemporary, and range from tragic to absurd and comedic to cosmic.

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Don’t you think AI art really helps illustrate my poetry? Check out this excerpt from 'I Got A Deal For You.' It's in my first volume 'A Pocketful of Poems'.

We both know life’s a game of chance with

winners and losers, and we’re a pair of dice

thrown by drunken gods playing the odds.

We hit the table hoping for snake eyes

and bust out when the toss turns otherwise.

We’re survivors, then, you and I who try

and keep our faces to the sun. Clutching faith

and what’s left of broken hearts and loves

we hold on, praying for moments of grace.