It Came From the Bottom of the Lake (1954)
The Stuntman Cuts through the water like shears through velvet. Like an arrow through the apple on a little boy’s…
Epidemic
Because Davie Gray is protected by the blood of Jesus and his scripture-spouting pastor daddy, he stays in the classroom…
BASKETBALL: footnote¹
In the footnote: He read Basketball diaries, but he was Latino and he did not wear a shirt titled, Latinidad,…
Cosmic Micros 2020
Legacy My ancestors were star smugglers. Becoming a mule was their only way out of the darkness. They would hide…
CHRISTENINGS
Bed A gift from Kayla’s father, who put her head through a wall when she said David Bowie was holier…
Moon Pillow
After three days, my husband comes home with the moon pillow, still in its plastic. I don’t know how he…
Love Street Blues
I wanted to live on Love Street when I grew up. To steal paperbacks about salvation sex and hide them…
Of Photography and Truth
Image You’re always embarrassed in photographs, holding up your hand, saying wait, wait, and it’s your hair or your makeup…
Small Talk
Around the dining room, the guests make small talk. The talk of some is so small, it is quark-sized. Some…
Motherhood/Mouth
Mother is desperate. Baby will not stop crying. Her toothless maw quivers, her eyes slit, her cheeks squinch red. Mother…
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