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Rays of the Rising Sun
I felt wrenched for my best friend, Haya. She was crying in her mother's arms, it was her 17th birthday and we should have been celebrating, but her…
“For Most of My Life Now,” “All Due to My Childhood,” and “Joyless Existence”
for most of my life now her eyes had a murderous intent i’ve been willing for most of my life now that soft skin the slight tremble of anticipation…
On the Collapse of Our Institutions of Higher Learning, Part 4
Third Topic: Vojvodina Almanac 2015-2016 As it is impossible not to be seduced and not to be enslaved in Serbia, an intellectual has developed into a…
“Notes from the Underground,” “Dreams,” “The Prize of Saturday Night,” and Other Poems
Notes from the Underground On New Years Eve 2022 I wonder where the great writers are, with their…
If Only
The stick of blue eyeshadow rattles around in the bottom of a fishing tackle box. The one I had used for my make-up as a professional stage actor. It…
“The Howlers,” “Hill of Fire Ants,” “Weaponizing His Smiles,” and Other Poems
The Howlers Many of the clubs downtown are connected, even if some of the girls are not. That overwhelming flood of lights. The promise of cheap…
Left Out of Encyclopedia Britannica
I had students on the Persian Gulf named Muhammad, Saleh, and Fatso. Today. I had students in Houston Gardens named Keisha, Sabrina, and Dante. I had…
“This is Not a Poem,” “8897 Hz,” and “Headshot”
This is Not a Poem This is not a poem Real poetry has always eluded me People occasionally said I had a way with words It was all bullshit, though I…
Transmogrify My Wife, Please
“There is no such thing as a parallel universe,” I said. “Of course, there is,” Quarry replied. “Ever heard of the quantum theory? That’s what it’s…
“Hanging Laundry,” “The Whale,” and “No Fun Anymore”
Hanging Laundry Hanging laundry on the line like Ritchie Valens’ mother when she heard on the radio his plane went down and no survivors Hanging…
