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The Coney Island Mermaid & Other Sirens [by Victoria C. Rowan]
It was on a similarly odd day–neither rainy nor sunny, neither winter nor spring–that I went to the Coney Island Aquarium and heard for the first time the freakishly surreal songs of the female…
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“Witness of Consumption” [by Nicole Santalucia]
Witness of Consumption God forbid the scenerythis is not a cemeteryLike the bourbon that’s been poured over iceor the leaves that hang onto the branch in winterthere is a finished feelingLike after eating a…
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Bitch II (by Nicole Santalucia)
Bitch II This would be me but it is so much easier to say it is you and your mom and your dog and your stupid husband and his brother and their dad and…
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We’ll Show You Ours, You Show Us Yours
Here's DL at his desk, which occupies one 13' wall of our living / dining room. Send pictures of where you write to [email protected] and we'll post our faves (if you're in the pic,…
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Real-Estate Porn [by Victoria C. Rowan]
David Lehman's daily poem collections inspired me a few years ago to take on that exercise. Though I lack his talent, technical flair and discipline (which is why his are published between covers and…
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Randolph Scott spring spronked [Jennifer Michael Hecht]
I think Random Thought sounds like Randolph Scott. Alas poor cosmonaut I knew him. Well, Horatio, I get myself in this situation where I won't leave the house but I bump into my poker…
