Chairhead My sister Blaine shoved her head into a chair in children’s church one time. Wasn’t paying no attention and just got down on the floor and stuck her head right through the back of […]
Rejection Letter: Semilore Kilaso (Semilore Kilaso)
Dear MG Dawn, Thank you for sharing your work with us. We are grateful for your support of Black Owned Businesses and effort in the Black Lives Matter movement. What you and your team are […]
Wanda (Linda McMullen)
The student population of Thoreau Middle School – all 868 of us – failed to identify an appropriate social category for Wanda, so we mostly shunned her. She threw temper tantrums well into the seventh […]
Jon Collins (Joshua Bohnsack)
Similar to the Tom Collins, the sibling drink, Jon Collins is made with whiskey instead of gin, but still mixes in lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda to make a refreshing cocktail perfect for […]
Center of Attention (Greg Oldfield)
Dear Paul, I’m sorry I crumpled up your David Robinson rookie card. It was a dick move. I was immature, insecure, manipulatable, and unable to express myself in constructive ways. We were twelve. I still […]
Go Back to School, Greta (Sahana Ahmed)
FameShameSchwarzeneggercan get you a Tesla 3But Twitter won’t turbochargeyour trumped-up monopolyDon’t blame the kings, Gretahot lava bombs and heresyGo make some friends, GretaQuit tallying-dallying[…]
variations of a burden (J.L. Seaton)
STRANGER. It is eight in the morning, and I have already caused a scene with my carelessness. Lack of sleep makes me stupid, or perhaps that’s just me. The reason doesn’t matter (not now, at […]
Curse-Form-Rejection-Template.docx (Renee Agatep)
Subject: Poetry Rejection and Death by Bloody Mary Hey There [NAME], Don’t remember your name. Never heard of you. Saw the poem. Hard pass. Also – THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN CURSED ONCE OPENED YOU MUST SEND IT. […]
Black Velvet & Coke (Sage Ravenwood)
Two people, one birthday, Me and my father. Real dads are a myth. Birthdays will never Be memorable. You left a nine-year-old Little girl; she found you I found you, remember? I remember Black Velvet […]
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