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Shoelaces
Nathan jumped off his bike and rang the doorbell. He let several seconds pass, then opened the door. He was keen to get his chore over with. Electric…
“Cave Man,” “Culture Climate Change,” “Flint Offerings,” and Other Poems
Cave Man Within the echo chamber, where shadows support the byte, reports from the battle for dollars keep on the lights with rhythmic shocks through…
The Cannibal
I am watching my penis being eaten. It is soft and tiny now that the blood is gone. There is a hole, a gaping flesh wound where my penis was. I have…
“Haiku: 17 Drops on the Tongue,” “Bermuda Highway,” and “Like Heroin”
Haiku: 17 Drops on the Tongue Fives...sevens...fives show'r d…
The Pincushion Man
“The people of this world are just balloons to him,” the medium said. Seated around the medium’s circle was an odd assortment of people. From left to…
“Almost Halloween,” “Campfires in the Sky,” and “Crucifixion of the West”
Almost Halloween Almost Halloween. No Charlie Brown, No Snoopy, No Linus & The Great Pumpkin. No Norman Rockwell Halloween nostalgia. Instead, a…
The Militia
Dedicated to my childhood friend Viktor Telepnev… Mishka dreamed of a slingshot. A good slingshot with whose help he will hit windows, cats and…
A Little Rock ‘n’ Roll and Tequila
A little rock ‘n’ roll and tequila is good for us in the alternation of generations and in our nuclear skull. Our animal organism has a diploid…
Palladium
“So, you’re going fishing today?” Kyle looked up from his workbench at the back of their narrow trailer and grinned. “Yeah. It’s my day off and Frank…
