Evenings find her lying flat,
a slab of stone, smooth and chiseled,
imperfect in the eyes she imagines
fit snug in his sockets. When, in fact,
he sees radi...
I told Lamar to call me when we hit quota. I wanted to hear the excitement in his voice, that of which I have not heard in over a decade—when all we did was try...
I never intend to dismiss
true philanthropic work, but to
the people who believe saving is
necessary: Trust me, it is not.
To them, I am civilized, a cont...
You’re both young, and in love. You agree to move in together. All your belongings are jointly threaded by your souls, from the furniture sets in the living are...
Delvon T. Mattingly, who also goes by D.T. Mattingly, is a writer from Louisville, Kentucky and a PhD candidate in epidemiology at the University of Michigan. He tweets (@delvonmattingly) and uses Instagram to showcase some of his poetry (@delvonwrites).