November 2021
In this issue
Contents
Soki’s Reflections
When Soki stood in the eastern corner of her terrace, she was hard to spot. Her petite frame fit into the cranny overlooking the main..
Grocery Delivery
“God, I want your hair,” Mary shouts as I deliver five bags of groceries to her. Her wrinkly white index finger is pointing at my..
She’s Just Carbon
Death is total. But only two thirds of the creature who gave her life to become bacon and pork chops is useful. The other 33%..
He Says
He says he wants to quit smoking, but by now those words are perfunctory. Along with I need to go for a run and we..
Hanging Laundry
She died at the age of thirty, at the clothesline in her own back yard on the first day of summer vacation. Dropped straight to..
Red Glass
White lost its virginitywhen I saw throughcherry eyes.The hoar turned to flame,my portrait, a whore.Who are you whogathers the hollyhockin your secret harem,seducing them,petal from..
missed apology / missed chocolate
ted hughes arrived at my front door with an apology and a box of chocolates /dark chocolate melting over marzipan / he remembered my favorites..
The Irascible Neruda
He loved the body of his woman.Harmonicas and mandolins playedIn the sense of wonder in his mind. At the end sudden winds blewThrough the plans..
In the Library Reading “20th Century Pleasures” by Robert Haas
It is somewhat amazing to me. There can be so much to overlookand so much more to look over. I read Robert Haas speaking of..
Consider Jerry Garcia
Who never embraced worldwide fameand sabotaged his health to cope andwas possibly wary of so-called fans who could turn on him when they did notget..
The Body Applies Order
The body applies order.Count the tiles so your Mother doesn’t die.Vultures ate our lands but couldn’t fly. Kneel, said the fatherSay their names nine times, then..
Johor Bahru
The music of Johor Bahru is sitar strings plying breezesoff the South China Sea, fanning jasmine and lemongrass across verandas. The music of Johor Bahru ..
Roundness
So the new thinking now within the scientific community about the way genes and ..
morris and the 2-ply manifesto
uranium rattlesnake whiskeywhatever morris has lying aroundhe loads into his army issue surplus duffelhe tosses into the backseatof his used sedanand lurches across interstate 80away..
i fell in love with a woman
iridescent & indecent, the mississippi river reaches towards me like a lonely woman, first, she asks me what my mother never has for my..
Driving through Pennsylvania at Night
Some days are nighthighways left to usto steer the starebetween reflective lines,coffee in one hand, a radioin one ear calling Willie“classic rock.” Say what!?Some days..