by Katie Johntz Adrift in that airylobby, rubber plants archingoverhead, I remember the soundof the news of the first illness, the firstcorrupted cells breakingoff on their own to take hold in the lungs. Something plaintiveabout it. Something peaceful. Cells flowingsingly, down through the bloodstream, dipping like leaveson a river—like a coupleof canoes skimming by, snaggingon… Continue reading Vague as Moths
by Bob King I took a nap. It seemed almost wasteful,given the magnitude of the next day,but tired wrapped around me like smoke,pulling me toward the sofa that alreadyhad the perfect imprint of my body;the afghan I love folded & as readyas the throw pillows to receive me,& in just ten minutes, I’d be so… Continue reading The Day Before I Died
by Chloe Xu And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and its kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain. … Continue reading Missionaries Show Me and My Mother How to Pray
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