glass bottles lining the refrigerator / ready to go off / like
fireworks / their contents / staining the little hands full of /
plastic jewels / found in the ...
Mariel Fechik is a musician and writer from Chicago, where she works for an educational nonprofit. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Cosmonauts Avenue, Lines + Stars, Black Napkin Press, and others. Her very favorite possession is a ring shaped like a shark mouth, and she eats a lot of brie.