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Nonfiction by D.T. RobbinsJul 2, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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Houston, TX, 2009

Not a word about the man in the crushed-purple-velvet suit, cheetah-print-rimmed fedora—pointing the way towards the post-game-show—with his zirconia topped cane.

Rejection Letters by D.T. RobbinsJul 1, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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NOBODY WANTS YOUR FUCKING COUCH

And yet upon graduating college you insist on leaving that lumpy brown heap on the sidewalk, a little going away gift to your neighbors who never once flattened your tires as payback for the red […]

Fiction by D.T. RobbinsJun 30, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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Egg Whites

Mrs. Barrett kept her husband’s body in the garage refrigerator, but she didn’t kill him. His heart combusted in his rib cage during Sunday breakfast, popping his eyes out like egg whites. Wiping sugar-free orange […]

poetry by D.T. RobbinsJun 30, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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(blackout)

  *** Lucas Peel spends his time telling everyone who will listen about his ongoing battle with lactose intolerance. He was born in the year of the banana and likes thinking about the sounds dinosaurs […]

Rejection Letters by D.T. RobbinsJun 29, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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Rejection Letter: Sheldon Birnie

I can assure you that there is absolutely no evidence, scientific or otherwise, to support your theory that werewolves run wild within our Park boundaries

Fiction by D.T. RobbinsJun 26, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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Multi-Sentence Story About Ants

Because something unravels in front of you, no stops for your blue light-radiated eyes…

poetry by D.T. RobbinsJun 25, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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THE JOURNEYMAN

No one really knows where to begin — the story, the song, the first kiss. But like taking a walk, you just start where you’re standing. One hand, you lay your cards on the table. […]

Nonfiction by D.T. RobbinsJun 24, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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In Which I Reject the Humorless Narrative of My Life and Become Funny, Divine

Content Note: descriptions of sexual abuse *** The first time he touches me, I pretend I am rabid dog and bite him. The first time he touches me, I pretend I am the burglar alarm. […]

Rejection Letters by D.T. RobbinsJun 23, 20208:00 amDecember 10, 2020
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A Rejection Letter to Hawaiian Pizza

Hawaiian Pizza is responsible for the death of my dear Tutu! 

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