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Nov 28, 20221 min read

The Lying Game

We all believed that they were one.

Nov 28, 20226 min read

Interview with the Monster Within

When I first saw him, he sat across from me at a tea table far too small.

Nov 28, 202228 min read

The Taste of Iron

Gerta’s ramshackle dwelling carried a persistent smell of dried herbs, vinegar, and gruel…

Mar 28, 20225 min read

Cardinal

The Edinburg Scenic Wetlands opened the year before I graduated high school...

Mar 28, 202214 min read

The Headliner

Julian placed his water glass on the floor dirtied with the bottom shoe grime of the many comedians who’ve come and gone.

Mar 28, 20223 min read

Explanation of Benefits

A dissatisfied customer stands over me, glowering.

Mar 28, 20221 min read

Birth of Venus

She was stockinged in a most unusual way...

Dec 27, 20211 min read

father

everything i know about my father

Dec 27, 20214 min read

Metro Coffeehouse & Pub

Two dollars and twenty-five cents.

Sep 26, 20212 min read

In lieu of ornamental fire

In the absence of haze, you exist in multitudes of timelines.

Sep 26, 20214 min read

And Trah-Lah-Lah to You Too!

I straighten my bowtie, brush lint from my favorite seersucker suit, and coo into Ms. Velasquez’s boudoir mirror.