Volume 8, Issue 1
They Never Found the Source of the Blast Emanating from the Police Station
In bars over Zubrovka shots, old men / spoke of a second coming, an Armageddon, / a holy meeting in their town. / It was Wednesday after all, / so they’d…
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Volume 8, Issue 1
The Goat
I remember how it hung / by its back legs from the tree / the blood that had escaped / from the black smile of its slit throat / in an explosion at first…
Volume 8, Issue 1
November in SoCal
This year, autumn feels too familiar; / the late afternoon breeze blows / one degree cooler as more leaves / turn gold on the pomegranate trees; / shadows…
Volume 8, Issue 1
The Moon (XVIII)
(Smith-Waite Tarot) / Here’s another dream / where you wear armor / that’s ornate and fussy. / You wonder how you / acquired it, or why you need it, / but…
Volume 8, Issue 1
Echoes of Clever People
'I don't mind / being mistaken for one / Of the shadows' / – Kevin Young, 'Altarpiece' / Would you recommend that readers / obtain a copy of the book or…
Volume 8, Issue 1
I Think I May Have Read This
for Martin Stannard / Any chance of an apostrophe somewhere? / I’m always wary of rhetorical questions / when they sound like these.
Volume 8, Issue 1
One Day Older
Each morning, I pull back our top sheet / and slide into the bed’s buttery softness.
Volume 8, Issue 1
Baritone Twelve
He’s neither worst nor best, useful / for community choirs, but he yearns / for a solo.
Volume 8, Issue 1
This Cold Morning
my brain forgot to think in words. / It was wonderful. / The sky, one huge cloud, released / the snow, rolling in silence / the way trees die, slowly, /…
Volume 8, Issue 1
The Zombie Titular
Out of bed with a hurting head, there was an unexpected sign-in attempt, / eyes open, it seems I’m eligible for a prize, but only if I keep rising / to…
Volume 8, Issue 1
Absolutely Not for Profit
Napoleon’s ghost tells me there are plenty / Of consolation prizes, just look around / And find the Elba of your dreams / I laugh and mention Helena, he…