Abraded Wings – Apricity Vol. VII

My poem, “Abraded Wings” is featured in Volume VII of Apricity, the University of Texas at Austin’s esteemed literary magazine. It…

Too Much

He gave them too much of not enough…

Scooter’s People

When Molly gave birth to a large litter of puppies, they gave us one. We christened him Bandit because of his markings—a brown mask across his eyes.

Abandoned Pets and Empty Museums

In the evening, I rolled in my wheelchair to my mother’s desk, where I typed with my right hand.

Press Eject

A scuffle broke out between songs. A couple of skinheads cornered a gangly boy about seventeen. He looked like me. They shoved him back and forth, anxious for the chance to beat him up. Hoping to distract them, I counted us into our last song.

Free Beer

Dave sang like a man slowly eaten alive by a shark. He howled into the mic, eyes clenched, weaving in his boots. Somewhere in the front yard, a dog joined him.

Two Poems

Here is your father, she said, and / She ripped him out, handing him to / Me like a dentist pulling a / Tooth.

Shiny Surfaces

Prose poem published in The Decadent Review, May 2023. (Artwork: Growth of the Night Plants by Paul Klee.)

Tonight’s Dream

The smoky, neglected landscape of tonight’s dream was transmitted to me on a roll of damaged black and white film.…

Surrender

A purple sash of outrage / Across your shoulders / Complementing / Exploded capillaries / Peppering my /
Stepfather’s cheek.