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Unforgotten, Part 2

II. Everyone is on time for the next session. Rosamie looks pale and fragile. Callum thought long and hard about whether to bring up his…


“Pa,” “Rug,” “Gil,” and Other Poems

Pa Manhattan on the rocks VO if you should know They got the name wrong again Junk mail is junk if his name is wrong If you are going to junk him…


The Reventazon

I invited Livvy to Costa Rica against my better judgement. We were college friends but hadn’t seen each other in years, keeping in touch through…


Of Beehives and Barlight

The neon sign was broken. It blinked "A," then "R," then a long pause. The steel door creaked as he pushed through it. Inside, it was dry, but too…


“At the Edge of the Haze,” “Vertigo,” and “Abecedarian for Poets Who Speak”

At the Edge of the Haze A woman closes her eyes atop a trestle. The sun reaches in to touch her heart. She moves and the gathered crowd gasps at her…


Negro Supreme Buttsex Magick, Part 1

I. Mouth forced down hard, B’quan’s tongue probed the ever dark-shrouded chocolate starfish. Darnell cried and squealed in girlish pleasure, “Yo…


Rose

“Rose, could you PLEASE sit up straight and stop moving!” barked Sarah as she moved pen across paper, sketching the nude form of her wife of nearly…


A September’s Flight Into Being, Part 2

After a while more of talking and reflecting upon the comparative tragedies of the universe, Abilene and Jerris reached accord that the only thing to…


Long Island Sound

It was a gray Connecticut day on the beach. My friend and I heaved head-sized rocks in the air above his little brother, who rolled and twisted on…