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Elders
Sick, clammy bodies were writhing and heaving somewhere under the back starless sky, illuminated by neon garden lights of pink and teal. Across the…
“Faulkner’s Christmas,” “Indecent Calculations,” “Et Tu, Judy, Gwyneth, Barbra, and Meryl?,” and Other Poems
Faulkner's Christmas She hid in the bushes panting, emitting lustful grunts, waiting to be taken. Waiting for her black stud, Mr. Christmas, whose…
Limp Dicks and Other Reasons Why My Ex-Lover is a Dick, Part 2
VII. This brings us to Miriam Delirium McWhacko. Ms. McWhacko is what the Germans call a “foreskin fly”: a needy woman who hangs onto a man’s…
Gorilla Glass
The story of the stain-resistant gorilla glass that currently encases the 2018 Apple/Samsung device that you hold in your very hands, today, at this…
Chico
No, I’m saying the drug money. The drug money, you know, when the cops bought the drugs, they sold me the fucking---they had the money and they sold…
“Before the Harvest,” “But Not Always,” and “Insomniac Blues”
Before the Harvest A human ritual, monitored by medical professionals regulated by all governments sanctioned by the United Nations sponsored by…
The Thing People Don’t Understand
She comes into my apartment from the heat of the desert day. “Hi Mary,” I say. “Hi, Matt,” she says. She stands in the middle of the room and fans…
The Winter Wolves
“Owww.” Angela gingerly stepped out of bed, walking like an old woman toward the light switch at the end of the room. Plantar fasciitis plagued her,…
Queen’s Park
I’m sitting by myself in a rear booth next to a pool table in O’Malley’s on Kilburn High Road. Taking in the calm before the storm, watching football…
Trial
We had a friend who was on trial for rape. In the papers, it was reported as a consensual encounter that turned sour. Both drunk, after a party. His…
