1.
In seventh grade
they showed us a movie,
black and white with no words.
A poor old lady in Paris
cherishes a bean plant
that she keeps on a windowsill ...
The landlady named the dog Seven for
a reason unknown to us. It was a beautiful name
still. Sometimes that’s how it works.
The pet lay dreaming always by the...
January Jones’ mother named January Jones after January Wayne from Once Is Not Enough, a 1973 novel by Jacqueline Susann. Jacqueline Susann. Not to be confused ...
remember when everyone was watching heroes on divx / or megavideo / or whatever / u have an ibook // plz don’t google ibook // there’s a general sense of optim...
In my dreams, I’m dancing
with a dinosaur whose arms
are never long enough to
fully enclose me, whose skin
scratches my naked arms like a sequined-nightmar...
Our Tanged intestines sparkle. We survived,
guts Gonzo Graped and Purplesaurus Rexed.
No one had heard of Yellow Number 5.
Our mothers always tried to do th...
Children corkscrewing into an oblivion, launched from
A jumping castle at a birthday party during a dust bowl.
My shadow still on the tangerine hills,
Crack...
We drove from East 91st Street and 2nd Avenue
All the way to your place in the middle of Brooklyn
The night gay marriage was legalized.
The Manhattan skyli...
poured some red wine i bought
for the date who canceled.
signed up for a CrossFit class.
said out loud, “we all die alone.”
said out loud again, “we all di...
Horizon lit by flickers of a Taco Bell sign.
Magenta and navy hues seep into my face.
The lowest fragment of midnight.
I wonder if these unworshipped grounds...
It’s winter and the next-door neighbor
wants to take his dog to work, gets
a wagon with a plastic top, attaches
it to a bicycle. They take off.
The asymmetr...
What you want from the center of the flower would be considered extortion
& I have a headache.
I want to make you sick so you can feel how I feel.
No oth...
There was a perfect “V”
in the front yard sidewalk,
two slabs of white concrete
dug into the earth,
bordered by dirt and sod
when the summer rains hit,...
You're going to cry on the train
again. What city rails haven’t been
slicked with your sadness?
Charter bus, airplane, no polyester
velvet seat is safe...
Advice comes in two kinds: that which looks good in calligraphy, and that which stabs. One is eat-pray-love and it’s bullshit. Keep a dream journal. Swallow the...
the rationalists speak of a mystery
something they can’t solve
that imbues our natural history
and drives us to evolve
it’s the Dark Universe
made up of Da...
The scale trade emerged as a promising enterprise due to European demand for hats made from lake monster pelts. Two men established a mobile trading post. The H...
The musician at the deserted bar gets up to do his usual Sunday set from six p.m. to midnight. In his early 70s, he’s been doing this for the last 50 years, onl...
The snow
shoved off
by a plow
fills in the
ditch now,
over where I’d
seen a wild dog
sleeping for
weeks. On the
drive home the
night is dark like
sap...
holding my fate in both my hands
waiting for captain
waiting for orders
overboard i must and will be thrown
oh let me fly to my duties lord
revenants of ...
After Sonnet 59
William,
In this miracle composed of your frame,
I am here writing over your sonnet in spring 2022.
On my TikTok feed someone is trying to...
I. Adjustment Disorder
How is being well-adjusted not just settling at best
And lacking empathy at worst
Like those people who suddenly think
We all...
A carnival prize torn open in a field, little fuzzes everywhere. A concrete mixer on the back of a truck whirring lazily. A suboptimal play in a board game. A f...
I
Wanting
Spending
And nothing more
Cash in brown envelopes
At the end of evenings behind the bar
Spent on the other side of other bars
Clothes
Drinks...
What’s going to change in the next 10 years?
How will you use your gifts?
What choices will you make?
If we want to be understood,
maintain a firm grasp o...