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July 27, 2018
Letters from a Heartbroken Pervert: What Do I Think About While Watching Porn?
People tell me that everyone meditates. I think that maybe I meditate by watching porn. Is that a good way of meditating? No. But it’s what happens.…
July 26, 2018
Sad and Slightly Pathetic
You stood in front of the class and I couldn’t take my eyes of you while the teacher introduced the new girl to us. Sit beside me, I hoped, but you…
July 26, 2018
The Most Beautiful Question in the World
I. In his eyes I see all the history of Asia, in the rise and fall of his chest, where his heart lies tucked safely under his bones, the multicolored…
July 25, 2018
Blues
Everywhere I go, I see blue. Everywhere I go, I hear blue. I see blue more than anything else. Blue is following me. Blue is the most popular color.…
July 25, 2018
Dummy’s Dummies, Part 2
XI. Vincent sits at his workbench, his three dummies arrayed before him. He looks even more wild-eyed than before. "So you think you can take over.…
July 24, 2018
“Frenemy,” “Witness,” “Border Collie,” and Other Poems
Frenemy Jesus I love, I really do, I guess I really do but I'm supposed to love my enemies, too, He said so Himself so my enemy must be Satan but…
July 24, 2018
A Correspondence with Allister X
Dear Famous Author, I recently (well not that recently) read your short work entitled “E**' S****” which was appended to your longer piece “S********…
July 23, 2018
“Congratulations,” “On Finding a 19-Year-Old Woman’s Body in a Hotel Freezer,” “Declarations of Concern,” and Other Poems
Congratulations People have been trained to turn in their neighbors. It’s the mood of the country. Call 911 if you hear a crying baby. No one can…
July 23, 2018
Natural Writes
“You can’t write that, George.” George bit down on his lower lip as he held back his frustration. He stepped away from his computer for a moment,…
July 22, 2018
Pull the Trigger, Mitzi
Mitzi Brenner, an introverted 35-year-old, stuck to an existence of physical work, a routine that kept her in an unusual comfort zone. She drove to…