reminders // a tanka poem

she left eyelashes on his mother’s kitchen sink thick brush stroke bristles that he rubs on himself when lust swallows … More

fire escape // poem

we met online in a chat room.the yellow raincoat behind youkept you warm as you fingeredthe keys of your computer.watching … More

Charlie // Flash Fiction

I woke up to a phone call at three in the morning on a Wednesday night. The boss wanted to … More

lost highway//senryu

moonstone helps me seethat what we had wasn’t meantto last forever pain radiates throughmy body in an almostaddictive manner if … More

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

stomach//tanka

peaches in jellygive me a stomach ache like loving does to youthe heat makes me nauseous and all I want is to … More

breakthrough//haiku

For S.A we had so much lovethat I could finally seethe sun through the dark

damaged//haibun

the monster looks down at her fattened shell. our insides are far more beautiful than outward. the intestines thaw out … More

happy pill

Pressing his palm against me, feeling how it pulsates/warm as whisky on rye/switch on the radio and hear the sibilant … More

Jimson Weed//Ghazal Poem

Before the moon shone, your lies kept going. I wondered how my cries stopped going. A pebble of mint, tell me your … More