the cost of living by Ron Scully

“What does it cost to live a day? In these finely crafted poems, Ron Scully measures the hours from dawn to midnight, discovering unexpected value in ordinary moments. The language of wages, debt, and exchange becomes a way of thinking about love, memory, absence, and time itself. Quietly inventive and deeply attentive, the cost of living reminds us that what matters most is rarely what can be counted.”

— Stephen Toft, Editor of fugu soup

About the Author:

Ron Scully is a very retired bookseller. After half a lifetime on the road, an authentic Willy Loman only funnier, he has retired to the Pacific Northwest to read and write. He practices haikai daily and has published widely in the short form journals. To date he has published seven chapbooks, the latest of which is Between the Lines (Alien Buddha Press, 2026). Currently, he is working on a play. Otherwise, his grandchildren keep the old neurons firing.