He had heard that when you turn 30, you’ll be able to grasp what is water under the bridge in a way that you can’t in your twenties or teens. Well, today he’s 30 alright. […]
Sweet Thing
Antonio lifted his head from its resting place on the jacuzzi’s edge, turned to find his girlfriend Jordan on the other side of the tub looking down at her hands. “What’s all that?” Antonio started […]
Ode to Robert Morse’s Cigar Butt Encased in Plastic or How to Succeed in Writing an Ode Poem Without Really Trying
Here’s to you Brown frayed blob In the center of A foggy, yellow tinted Cylindrical puck That could easily be mistaken for Fossilized excrement. You souvenir from My mother’s ushering days At a Baltimore theater […]
Trickle Down
There lies the land of bliss, I tell my son, as we walk down the hill, but sadly enough, we belong to the wrong side of the town. The land of the desperate is our […]
Rejection Letter: Sarah Loverock
Dear High School P.E. Teachers, Let’s start with having to borrow a dirty P.E. kit as a punishment for ‘trying to get out of P.E.’ Firstly, polo shirts, in general, are a crime against humanity. […]
open letter to the people finding it hard to breathe
stop. empty your heart of the leeching fear / anxiety it’s siphoning the light from your sun there is chaos swirling around / unplug yourself from the news else you find yourself puckered in swelling […]
Caped Cage
Cage ain’t no cape, man, ain’t no frequent flyer unless he’s the Riddler with Con Air hair, man, weaving a wicker basket. There ain’t no cape, man, but Cage with a bone to pick, demons […]
Rejection Letter: Sara Dobbie
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 […]
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” […]
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