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Author: D.T. Robbins
Sunday Guilt
All of the apologies and confessions held in my belly see the light of day.
Skin
At seventeen, I get the boy who took my virginity tattooed on my right thigh. I’ve always wanted a tattoo, and I planned to get my siblings’ handprints, overlapping and merging into one inkblot, stamped […]
Two Poems
Human Term(s) hu·man /ˈ(h)yo͞omən/ adjective relating to or characteristic of people or human beings. “the human body” fake, unreal, imagined, malleable, pathetic, skin sack someone is inside of us “don’t kid yourself—you’re vile” “like the […]
Anyway Here’s Wonderwall
I wrote this in 2008. I had just left a job in the financial sector right before the crisis. My close friend and writing partner had just died, and when that happened, I put away […]
A rose
A face, the pearl in the centre of a pendant
glowing to you, a sacred thing,
to keep me safely at your chain.
Rejection Letter: Michael McGill
…and the narrow eyes of the poets glaze over at this point, for ‘unfortunately’ is a word we wear well.
Late Night Edits in Google Docs (On Rejecting Your Own Writing)
12:10 AM:
There is no story. There is literally no story in this story.
Anatomical Rejections
We review hundreds of asses, and while we feel this reflects well upon our unique features and reputation, the downside is that we simply cannot accommodate every ass.
Rejection Letters 