Time Travel

The Present What happens when you run across the minefield, safely arriving to greener pastures, but see an enormous shadow in front of you? What…


The Lesson of 4Chan

Disclaimer: All quotes are from memory. Fuck off. Everybody loves PostSecret. It’s the little artsy project that could. You take (or make) a…


Simultaneous Sessions

My husband, Jonathan, and I have two heating pads. He uses one for a pinched nerve in his neck. I use the other on my left leg and buttocks for my…


A Wasted Email

Subject: Such a Strange Thing Body: You know, I think it would have been wise for me to marry you. But for your part, it was wise to not marry me.…


How Blank Can You Get?

The blankness is all pervading. Attempted resistance only strengthens it. Example: staring at my bookshelf. A well-intentioned cousin gave me Marbles…


“You’ll Love Daniel’s Nuptials”

It’s been said that expectation is the root of all misery. We all have certain hopes of how our lives will play out as the years pass. For women,…


A Eulogy for Gil

The Would-Be Boys of Summer It started in 1939 at Route1, Box 223, on rural Zediker Avenue outside of Parlier in the middle of California’s San…


That Party at Liam’s

Liam was a fucking loser. His nickname in high school was “Eeyore.” He applied to one local college, got in, and then got on probation. Then he got…


A Dozen Suicides

Stacey had been on the “wrong track” for a long time. She’d started smoking pot with the gang in junior high and things escalated from there. With…


What Does It Mean When a Dead Porn Star Makes You Cum?

About a year ago, eFukt, America’s preeminent shock-video website, brought up an interesting philosophical question: what does it mean to jerk off…