i loved my young life once. it thrummed with inner mischief, some transgressions maybe but all tongue, all textures, all translated through that funnel in my head.
Tag: Matthew Klein
“Schnitzel” by Rax King
All meat is tenderized the same way. /Good meat is beat lifeless before you eat.
“Single” by Jaime Fountaine
She’s the kind of person who adapts to a broken thing instead of figuring out how to fix it.
“Enlightenment” by Virginia Konchan
I have a blind date with destiny:/ no doubt I won’t be recognized.
“Stalin Resurrected” by James Valvis
First time I see Joseph Stalin he’s at the pool. He’s wearing an old-fashioned one-piece swimsuit, still has his trademark mustache. He doesn’t stay long, dives in, plays ball with kids for a time, climbs out of the water, and leaves. Next time I see Joseph Stalin he’s in the grocery store, shopping. There’s nothing… Continue reading “Stalin Resurrected” by James Valvis
“It’s Just a Dream” by Justin Hamm
Neil Young wakes in the semidarkness, rises like the very sun itself, and places upon his head a dusty black fedora. He wraps his physical manifestation within a flannel shirt, as if wrapping it within a shroud of the Holy Spirit. He eats something organic and picks up the news and quickly puts down the… Continue reading “It’s Just a Dream” by Justin Hamm
“Addiction” by Matthew Lippman
I had this idea about iced tea. Maybe it was the same idea Newton had about gravity. That everything slips and falls, and that is not necessarily a bad thing if you do it correctly. I thought iced tea might not be something I could do correctly anymore. Not like sailing a ship which I… Continue reading “Addiction” by Matthew Lippman
