Criticism
… Illusion . Why did a male perspective seem to be of great comfort to me, they ask. Comfort. This astounded me. Were … is a bard of negative spaces as he plays with reversals, contradictions, and juxtapositions—“Alone Together” is … his work as editor and publisher of Writ Large Press (“an indie press that uses literary arts and events to resist, …
Fiction
… due to board the plane the young man had managed finally to compose himself to a passable degree and stop crying, … reached beneath the seat and retrieved a crinkly bag of candies from the satchel she had stowed there. While she was … help, I’ll eat them all. And that wouldn’t be good.” “Oh, wow. Yumm.” The young man took one of the candies from the …
Poetry
… They shush each other and laugh. Brothers who did not die in Turkey died here, snipers atop the Old City … a soldier runs past hides its address. A raised finger signals a million, two means two. This close to the Wall, … bath. Two brothers sort a pomegranate’s seeds, one for each commandment from I am your God to Don’t forget what Amalek …
Fiction
… something Carly has taught me. She has long advocated the combination of being vague and authoritative. I wait for a … and Alex lean together on the bookcase, their long, bony bodies side by side. Alex gives my sister’s waist a squeeze, … this year. He shows us a million uninteresting things. He points out a wooden beam in the ceiling that’s from an …
Criticism
… mobile DJs assembled a scene : loose networks of people who competed against one another, bolstered one another, and saw … the racing itself, and the group of attractive driver-criminals led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), a transcendentally authentic and powerful figure …
Poetry
… Blood on a sock. N is for nature and nearly and how I’ve come To love; nearly, nearly I come to you, my falcon Hood pulled tight; my talons tucked; … would not Touch your leaf, afraid his rot would Make the petals fall . A lovely love— No, not at all. Q is for quince , …