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Zoe Raises the Dead
Zoe was seven when she realized she could make dead things wake up. She was in the woods behind her grandfather's house, the only part of her…
The Ally
John gets out of bed and turns on the computer. He goes to Facebook. His page Facebook profile says “BRODY WELLINGTON. Pronouns: he/she/them/they.…
“Emergency Room Ruminations,” “Worse Than They Deserve,” and “Reading Habits”
Emergency Room Ruminations He’s at, Friendship Hospital, For Animals, With his dear, Little London, This is, A place, He never, Wants, To be. Worse…
Black and Blue
The old man wakes up and once again refuses to come to terms with the reality of his battered knees and gnarled fingers and perpetual bloat.…
The Sayings of Cinesias: A Manuscript, Part 1
I found the strangest book in the library today. I was browsing in the stacks, just trying to avoid going back to my apartment. It’s a cold day, and…
Other Dog Rapists
“Too close for comfort?” “That’s not it.” A ripe-red, double-winged, dizzy maple key lands in Craig’s green table condiment. Craig flinches. An…
Bukowski, King of the Bums
A lot of writers bash Bukowski. It’s almost a sport, a very easy sport. Like kickball. No, Bukowski is not the pinnacle. Yes, Bukowski-worship is…
“These Earlier Appointments,” “A Glass of Brandy,” and “All in the Tongue”
these earlier appointments i hate these earlier appointments i’m stuck in a waiting room with the damn soap operas on the faces are a little older…
Possum and Brer Rabbit, Part 3
IV. During World War I and the period immediately following it, Ezra Pound was contributing regularly to three literary journals, wrote music essays…
Revenge on a Platter, Part 4: Vengeance Is a Woman Who Savours a Nice, Full-Bodied Merlot
VII. Fingers beating out a tune on the steering wheel, the scruffy-chinned Shaggy wannabe slowed us to a stop at the side of the road. Confused, I…
