By Parker Logan I think it’s unreasonable that Audrey Hepburn’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holly Golightly, had such a large apartment, larger, even than her landlord’s in the movie, but let me not start talking about her landlord, played by Mickey Rooney, who Google says is a “versatile and charismaticAmerican actor,” but let me […]
Tag: poetry
Old Sober
By Parker LoganI’m hungoverat the library andmy coworker’s talkingabout her religious trauma oldwounds plaguing amind that’s neverknown a day outsideof controlI hurt am hungryhead ringing from the night I had nointention to have butthat’s how it happensshe talks to merats and rentfree housingin service forJesus while fillingpaint inramekins I putthe lidon redsblues yellows fora program […]
Permit Test
By Merlin June MackHow long can you wait to tell the DMV that your car tells you it is in a polyamorous relationship and wants to move to Portland? A) 5 daysB) 10 daysC) 1 monthWhen encountering an aggressive driver, what should you do?A) Challenge them to the duelB) Increase following distanceC) Both of the […]
Bird Warfare
By Emily Murray The complex is a kaleidoscope of ice sheet surfaces this time of the morning. There is a terrible wailing of birds going on and I’ve been on hold with my oncologist waiting to hear whether or not I’ll die this year for long enough that my hands are starting to sweat inside […]
that decrepit machine
By Charles Myrddin it’s the fear not—it’s the remembering—it’s how they vomit blood—it said fear not and they vomit blood—it was not talking to them the river maidens watch the frogs leap on the banks—they count the frogs—running from their baths—crying nothing is sacred in the dark—only the soul, contained in the cells, sloughing off […]
