Verse

Deadline

By Michael Becker 

The fist of time beats soundly,
Upon the writer’s door;
If ever he ignores that knock,
He’ll be a scribe no more.

About the author

Michael Becker escaped alive after three years as a beat reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and wound up, somehow, writing about engineering for Montana State University.

Read more from Michael Becker.


  • Susan
    Fantastic, Mike, fantastic!
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This text was written in response to the Pressure nudge and was published on November 24, 2008.