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“Marked,” “Bergman’s Truth,” “Ex Machina,” and Other Poems
Marked The first tattoo was a death head stitched into my left ass cheek after I had sex in a graveyard. Number two came after a binge a few years…
The Pilgrim’s Digress: Chapter 2
They returned to Cambridge Hall to find a line of men at the entrance, each with a thick document in hand. Amos proceeded ahead of them into the…
Five Poems by Simon Perchik
Untitled No, it’s about the sun and a sore that opens :every morning is already swollen, weak, clouded over wobbling from some near-by breeze…
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven
He was five, standing in a scratchy suit next to his grandmother, who had a hanky in one hand and was squeezing his hand tightly with the other.…
Terror House Radio, Episode #16: Failed MKULTRA Project (with Benjamin Welton)
On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney and Bryden Proctor welcome Benjamin Welton to the show to discuss his new anthology Sick Inside…
Strings, Strings
"I don't want to be here. Listen, just let me go. I won't tell a soul. I don't even have anyone to tell, I don't have any friends. Just little…
Solus and Hope
How can one actually describe the pain of an isolated man? This question first popped into my head in the midst of a long and difficult night, the…
The Curious Incident of the Drunk in the Night-Time (Explosions, Parts I and II)
When my cousin would get drunk, he’d tell me he loves me and then punch me in the face. Whenever we’d go out drinking, I’d always get ready for…
“Clean,” “Prophecy,” “Runes,” and “Flames”
Clean I want to be clean again Bones carved from cherry wood Blushing as he looks right through me I am angry at feeling so much love I wish you…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 22: Two Ways to Fight
A stocky, distinguished white-haired man dressed in a shiny gray suit came walking into the Milwaukee District 1 headquarters, being directed to one…
