Ladybirds are god Picking up the seeds of shasta daisies – I see – a preponderance of ladybirds – materialising in between – my fingers – once I send one off on its celestial wings – I rudely awaken – more – from their nap – and they start oozing into the world – in […]

Chem 342 Thermodynamics homework. 1:37am in the second living room. We up late. We forgot the date. We read the rate. We can’t approximate. We separate motions. We contemplate devotions. We partially derive. We finally nosedive. We calculate free energy. We succumb to lethargy. We plot and scheme. We got a 73.  Styled from “We […]

I. How do you pack if your suitcase  is suddenly just your own without your sister  coming along  to crowd the other half? You have space for sweaters,  a coat,  your anxiety, a few more pairs of pants,  and the extra money your parents tuck  into the suitcase’s  lining for you, but  the extra room […]

From the public employee protecting trees For Mr. Good of Northeast Columbus Dear Mr. Good, Of the 149 comments we received, yours was the one that made me laugh aloud. How could you have known that the “meddling parasitic bureaucrat” to read your words truly will “wax poetic about tree policy”? I know others are […]

FiguresIt’s January so that means nothing breathes. I’m not sure if I am breathing.I don’t know whose breath is fogging the window pane.

KATHE KRUSE STELLA DOLL, VERIFIES NO U-TURN Hitler Youth master tutors municipal college. A pantomime of liberalism outrages. Baader-Mienhoff deliver her flesh-and-blood vocation. Pogo stick with Luger, disinfects classroom. ~~~ BUCKAROO! TENSES Flags ripple. Argentina’s Consulate is imposing, pompous. Nail bomb serene in rear hooves anticipates kick. Prairie Fire counterfeit sightseeing. National anthem goes unsung. […]

Eric I’m sorry,  But how can I be honest  When you’ve made me so rich  By leaving forever? I think of you bald  And feeling sexy, almost dead  In Oaxaca, I think you knew  You were being killed as it happened.  What has it ever gotten us,  Acting brave, half-cans of Estrella  Lined up neatly […]