John the junk man was huge. He was the biggest man in the entire county. At 6’5″ and 350 lbs., he was bigger than any professional wrestler on television and every offensive lineman in the AFL or NFL. This
Category: Winter 2026
Grease hung in the air and stuck to the walls as Oriana scrubbed a glob of congealed ketchup on a table. Sweat hid beneath her turtleneck and she rolled her shoulders, feeling as though she had bathed in poison
Last night it all came to an end. When Franco woke up, Evelyn was gone. She didn’t even leave a note. She left one thing behind. A half-eaten bag of pretzels. He stayed in bed a long time. For
On the internet hangs the fat hum of periodical cicadas, thick heavy like
Piano keys dance with the tunes guitars raise. Snare drum and bass set out their swift beat. As long as we’re living, they summon our praise. Saxophone wails, sets music ablaze, trumpet’s staccato pumps up the heat, piano
White House has a faith advisor. imagine that. faith, sold like oil or arms deals. she says $1,000 gets you a blessing. God’ll hand you an angel long life no sickness a golden sky just sign the fucking
If we were dogs we’d rip through the cloth cutting the judicious selected If we were dogs we’d rip through the cloth slashing the ruling designated If we were dogs we’d rip through the cloth lacerating the
Do you ever become fixated on a windshield, a single spot out of the corner,
It started with a slightly itchy bump on the middle of my stomach to the right of and beneath my ribs. It was just painful enough that when I turned to sleep on my side in our Airbnb in
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