District Annex by David Rosenthal The district needs the space for cubicles — they’ll park their cars where children used to play. The classrooms will be gutted and rebuilt, the backstop, slide, and monkey bars will stay; the rain will … Continue reading
The Hum Everywhere by Lindsay Illich Between a pair of mismatched socks and a round fugue. Dirndl and a shot. A man walks down the street, talking on his cell. A car idles at the corner. The blues light of … Continue reading
Calendary by Lindsay Illich Low as the heart’s low thrum, dark as moon wink. The camp of mind, as dust losing its place in the caste of mystery. Recall the piano bench, a door jamb, losing all taste for living … Continue reading
Myrna Loy’s Early Films by Kenneth Pobo They made her exotic, meaning non-white, “Oriental,” a woman who easily ruins men just because she can. Why was this exotic? When I think of corporations ruining men, no one calls them exotic— … Continue reading
I Knew this Guy by Kenneth Pobo who for many years had a lot of money a nice home a nice family that he complained about but paid every bill until he lost his job just like that no warning … Continue reading