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Shattered glass and a sad man, head cradled in arms Image by Ri Butov from Pixabay

Listening to “Grapefruit” by Tove Lo

by Kashawn Taylor no longer can i surviveon bitter caffeine and self-hatred toppedwith old-fashioned determination sprinkleskeenly aware that my eyes lie, that whati see is / not mewhat I see is not me but i can’t helpthat sometimes eating’s a chore& i’d rather do anythingother than masticate and swallowanything else…

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Boy sleeping in bed with sunlight shining through the window Image by Emma Filer from Pexels.

Wake-up Call

by Jarek Jarvis Morning—gold light saunters through the window— I wake in my old room, where the walls, once sunburst orange, lit my bed ablaze each dawn. I rose bathed in day’s nascent flame.     Not a gasp of spark lingers to rouse me.    The weather report beats against my door.    Dishes chatter in the kitchen….

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A man walking down the aisle of a Home Depot. Photo by Oxana Melis on Unsplash

I Stalked a Man at Home Depot

by Lyz Mancini The man was nodding out, one unlaced sneaker caught at an angle on the frame of a beat-up Chevy Camry, its door pushed wide on its hinges like a starving mouth. His eyes widened as he suddenly pitched forward, clutching a shabby blue worker’s hat to his…

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Recent Writing

Shattered glass and a sad man, head cradled in arms Image by Ri Butov from Pixabay

Listening to “Grapefruit” by Tove Lo

by Kashawn Taylor no longer can i surviveon bitter caffeine and self-hatred toppedwith old-fashioned determination sprinkleskeenly aware that my eyes lie, that whati see is / not mewhat I see is not me but i can’t helpthat sometimes eating’s a chore& i’d rather do anythingother than masticate and swallowanything else…

read more...

Boy sleeping in bed with sunlight shining through the window Image by Emma Filer from Pexels.

Wake-up Call

by Jarek Jarvis Morning—gold light saunters through the window— I wake in my old room, where the walls, once sunburst orange, lit my bed ablaze each dawn. I rose bathed in day’s nascent flame.     Not a gasp of spark lingers to rouse me.    The weather report beats against my door.    Dishes chatter in the kitchen….

read more...

A man walking down the aisle of a Home Depot. Photo by Oxana Melis on Unsplash

I Stalked a Man at Home Depot

by Lyz Mancini The man was nodding out, one unlaced sneaker caught at an angle on the frame of a beat-up Chevy Camry, its door pushed wide on its hinges like a starving mouth. His eyes widened as he suddenly pitched forward, clutching a shabby blue worker’s hat to his…

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