THIS YEAR WAS A BUST by Mike Vizcarra
September 28, 2022
There is a red lipstick stain on my shirt from when we hugged. Mocking me, the way that stains do.
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CHICKEN FAT by Sonya Lara
September 23, 2022
This seems to make her feel better because she sucks the wing real good like she’s trying to make the bird cum while she tells me that she wishes her daughter was more like me, minus the whole losing my hair thing obviously.
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PUSHING THROUGH THE HOLLOW by Joe Squance
September 21, 2022
When Jimmy felt ready, he held the tip of the safety pin to the side of his left nipple and pressed it in.
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TO HAVE A CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT by Richie Zaborowske
September 19, 2022
The thing is I’m not having a stroke. I’m drunk.
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MAINTENANCE by Nicholas Claro
September 16, 2022
I got a call from a friend of a friend back home in Arkansas while waiting in line at the CVS, telling me our friend was in hospice.
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QED by Tina S. Zhu
September 14, 2022
To prove that I was not a victim of grand larceny by way of The Incredible Madame Eustacia like Channel 2 News is falsely claiming, I will demonstrate the following: a) that the Incredible Madame Eustacia was not a fraud and that b) despite relying on crowdfunding for next month’s rent, her advice was worth the cost.
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BAD NEWS GOOD NEWS by Ahimaz Ponrasa
September 12, 2022
Bad news is prose allows only so much empty space. Good news is poetry allows lots and lots of breathing space.
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EATS LIKE A BEAR by Nathan Willis
September 7, 2022
The bear looks up the school the baby will one day attend and leaves messages for the administrator, asking how soon is too soon to start the admissions process.
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HOW I GOT HERE by Emily Behnke
September 5, 2022
Up there, euphoria is brewing, and I decide it’s just for me.
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CLOSE ONE by Matt Barrett
August 31, 2022
He said he knew the best way to escape. He wouldn’t just sit back as the cops put handcuffs on their wrists.
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