December Contributors
Cynthia Atkins, Lydia Rae Bush, Mitch Christensen, Jesse Darnay, Angel T. Dionne, R.M. Engelhardt, Jones Erwin, James Henlon, John Jeffire, Ingrid Marie Jensen, Patrick Johnston, Justin Karcher, Craig Kirchner, Thomas McDade, Catfish McDaris, Frederick Pollack, Nick Power, henry 7. reneau, jr., Ron Riekki, Mykyta Ryzhykh, William Taylor, Jr., Rodrigo Toscano, James Fleet Underwood, Grady VanWright, Philip Venzke, Emma Wells, Von Wise
Poetry
December Highlights
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dreaming of horses
by by Ingrid Marie Jensen
“…bright horses, bolting in from the blue / and I know that’s borderline / affirmations written on the mirror in lipstick…”
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through the cubes
by Grady VanWise
“You blink and now she's dressed in shadow, / a shroud of midnight, / with flickers of neon red pulsing underneath, / veins of pure electricity…”
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love poem
by Von Wise
“Off in the distance, the village pervert / watches us making love / in the afternoon heat. We regard him / as harmless, the way we'd regard a dog / or bird and continue with our wet return / into one another.”
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her taco tasted like rain
by Catfish McDaris
“Her freckles were devil’s kisses / showering down from purgatory.”
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homopteran pandernos/ : a sociopathy sequestered in place
by henry 7. reneau, jr.
“rage that plummets our bodies moan/hearted / to the intrusion of it all . the nihilistic poltergeist…”
four poems
by Liam Strong
“[if we didn’t run / from our prey][if we wore scars like scars & not berries / for the plucking]…”
five poems
by K. Fern Lauth
“A brief sliver of life and light Exists between the white silences”
two poems
by Bob McAfee
“Fine day for a ride. Back in the saddle again. Wearing chaps and chap stick on Rodeo Day at the hotel from Hell. Relatives will be called to ID the body.”
kaos karma
by Rus Komutoff
“VOICES IN MY HEAD THESE ALMOST INVISIBLE CLOUDS OF BREATH KILLING TIME LOST DAYS ANONYMOUS TRANSCENDANCE”
of questionable qualities
by Amanda Andrews
“I’m hypersomnia trying to be an oneiromancer, only I’m also a cranky insomniac unable to create soundless dreams”
two poems
by Laszlo Aranyi (Frater Azmon)
“She spreads her thighs unashamedly:
- Here, here it is...
- What?
- My cunt, you idiot!”
two poems
by Larry O. Dean
“Archie’s hardwares are tolerated by his newsagent and passive willingness, Edith (Jean Stapleton)…”
songs 32-34
by David Harrison Horton
“The armchair smells of cats and the deceased, a familiarity that brings no comfort.”
deeper heat
by Hiram Larew
“Be sure to ask the flu and its shivers If there’s anything more Or even better to expect After tonsils or broth“
two poems
by William Doreski
“The sermon ends with a door slamming somewhere else, sealing off a dark room forever.”
five poems
by Glenn Bach
“NIMBY are we a city on its fringe to shape the world beyond. To be clear the herding is not inevitable…”
three poems
by Natalie Marino
“Uncle Jimmy finally caught a lucky break when the sky turned black and he was eight and out.”