by Mary Arnett Hello, Future Boy!Did you get the sup? nodfrom the Priest today? Anddid you parlay that intogetting the highsign from the communion server?To gulp down, the last of the back-washed blood?Gold, Future Boy! You are Gold!Get a little juicybuzz on youbefore youhigh five the guy throwing leeches!D.I.Y. or DIE!Bloodletting 4 every1we scream atContinue reading “Punk Rock Me To Sleep”
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Another Film By Spike Jonze About Sofia Coppola
by Kiki Nicole There’s a pillow on my bed that reminds me of you,so each night I press it against my breastbut the heartbeat I feel comes from my own chest and the heartbeat I feelis the heart that I left inside the cageof my chest and not inside of your mouth. I wishyou swallowedContinue reading “Another Film By Spike Jonze About Sofia Coppola”
Sssssslur
by Angelina DiLisio Tsssssssssssssssssssss-My words come out slurredand it seems difficult to live wheneverything you say is misheard.I have great thunder in short amounts of timeThat clashes with the oceans and rocks the ships of my mind,With roaring rivers that travel every corner of the rocks of the mountains,But my words get cut short,Thrown intoContinue reading “Sssssslur”
PRESSURE WASHED EYES
by Keaton Maddox It’s so much harder to love you up closeAs if some ethereal abstraction could embody anything that remotely resembled a real body Or your pressure washed eyes Because what you own, owns youAnd my objects have obtained the flaw of possessiveness Because absolute freedom means owning nothingAnd the future of Amazon dronesContinue reading “PRESSURE WASHED EYES”
Summer 2015
Keaton Maddox Angelina DiLisio Kiki Nicole Mary Arnett Tyler Gillespie Julia Gaskill Lauren Yates Taylor Gorman Greg Santos Melissa Rose Clementine von Radics Aaron Griffin Amy Bailey Liz Bowen Christopher Morgan Suzanne Pearman Sarah Caulfield Zachary Kocanda Rick Lupert
Condolences
by Logen Cure From now on, I will tell people that you died. I will say it calmly, without tears. It is not that I want pity or take pleasure in lying. I have simply grown tired of mapping the perforations we made, intolerant of questions concerning who-broke-what. I officially excuse myself from this exercise. I am not interested in people’s opinions of myContinue reading “Condolences”
Interview with a Yes Man
by Dan Gutstein The earth weathers the numerous isometrics of sexual rejection. Who delivered this pulpy cantaloupe, or if you will, this melon of dubious fragrance? Even the strongest radio channel flirts with the jagged frontiers of static; every exposure must penetrate the scrim. The cold, quiet synapse-spaces that once conducted pain—as music—to the hemisphere.Continue reading “Interview with a Yes Man”
How to Cure Her Depression
by Mo Fowler 1Tell yourself she does not need you. 2Tell her it is allin her head.She says ‘yes,that is the problem.’Buy her a shot of gin to slowdown her overthinking. 3Give her blades of steelfor her birthdayshow her you think she isstrong enough to resistpounding in her wriststhat reminds her she isstill here.When sheContinue reading “How to Cure Her Depression”
The Honest World (After Jeffrey McDaniel)
by RJ Walker Everytime I hang up the phoneI say “I Love You, bye.” as most people do. “Iloveyoubye”as if it was a single word“Iloveyoubye” and she did the same.“Love you too!” She would say“loveyoutoo” as if it was a single word. Then,The United States Government.Confessed to everyonethat there had always been a finite number of liesand weContinue reading “The Honest World (After Jeffrey McDaniel)”
When She Says No
by Melodic Rose No.When she says NoShe means it.Whether she’s dressed like a nunOr has a low cut blouse.Whether you think she’s classyOr simply trashyWhether you believe she’s easyOr the most complex puzzle in creationNo means NoWhether she’s a blind dateA one night standOr some girl you’ve been with for awhileWhether you think she’s beautifulContinue reading “When She Says No”