Brad Rose Nets Beneath the churning waves, the sleeping fish, in their glossy silver skins, eyes wide open, dream again, of the nets’ trolling terror. Brad Rose was born and raised in Los Angeles, and lives in Boston. His website is: www.bradrosepoetry.com He is a lot cuter than he looks.
Read MoreTrish Saunders A Rainy Morning in Top Pot Doughnuts Joanna thuds down her coffee pot: “This is all I have to give, take it”— How far away summer seems, how very far away. Trish Saunders, known as Patty through high school, recalls bizarre youthful risks such as hitchhiking and Toni home perms. She lives in […]
Read MoreTrish Saunders The Laundromat Sisters of King Street, Honolulu We are fruit pickers, complaint takers, students, mothers, too broke to afford a washer-dryer unit but tonight! yes, one night at least, our heads will rest on pillows scented with Tide and DownySoft. Trish Saunders, known as Patty through high school, recalls bizarre youthful risks such […]
Read MoreLisa Alexander Baron Boxes It doesn’t matter if the boxes are packed or unpacked — it only matters what you think about the homes you waited too long to leave, or the houses you turned your back on too soon. Lisa Alexander Baron is the author of four collections of poetry including While She Poses, […]
Read MoreAlisa Golden I Have Misjudged Someone Again I think better of the shrieking jay when he swoops down and gently gives another jay a nut. Alisa Golden writes and makes art in a one-square-mile, California city, where she edits Star 82 Review and authored Making Handmade Books. www.neverbook.com
Read MoreAlisa Golden Spin Why do we keep talking in circles, I said, don’t you have any other shapes? Alisa Golden writes and makes art in a one-square-mile, California city, where she edits Star 82 Review and authored Making Handmade Books. www.neverbook.com
Read MoreAlisa Golden My Mistake I thought we were getting closer by increments, but it seems we are di- viding by halves and will never be able to touch. Alisa Golden writes and makes art in a one-square-mile, California city, where she edits Star 82 Review and authored Making Handmade Books. www.neverbook.com
Read MoreMichael Battisto Lover I’ll never know you again, so I decide you still smoke cigarettes from the side of your mouth, though the cap you wore that I loved you one day forgot on a train. As you read this, Michael Battisto is probably reading a book in an apartment full of books in Oakland. […]
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