Dear Skinny Jeans, We regret to inform you that, while we did enjoy your panache, we can no longer accept you at this time. We do acknowledge the impact your work has made on the […]
Author: D.T. Robbins
an open letter to the gay, racist, Christian republican I once called friend
when you hold hands with those who would hang you on a tree adjacent my own Black ass, we see all you’ll sell out to salve your skin. how you embrace purity tests, “both sides” […]
Goleta, CA
I have great nose hair, a dense jungle My nose hair fascinated my ex- She once made braids A weave in each nostril “Pig tails” she exclaimed, “they’re so delightful!” Grossness is next to godliness […]
Lurking
His dad told him to face his fears, so Kenny stalks the bees that zoom around his backyard, waiting for them to land. There’s something lurking there, but it’s not his dad. He moved away […]
Rejection Letter: Lizzie Frank
Dear Subconscious, Thank you for your submissions over the years. However, your recent creations have become out of control. It is in your best interest to reign it back, or we may have to halt […]
Come and See This
He had to use the bathroom. Mom and Dad were in the backyard, so I let him in.
Melon Baller
He scoops out a little bit of my brain, and tastes it.
Smear The Queer
The rules were — or what happened was — that the ball was tossed up above the group of us boys and whoever grabbed it first ran like hell away from everyone else who chased […]
This Old House
This house doesn’t have roaches like our old house; But it’s a lot to deal with when he’s screaming At me (today) in a sealed up, hot garage that smells Like stale beer and left-over […]
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