Men of 2022
These men, they make me not want to live anymore They preach and preach like I’m some kind of whore I’m a person, with bone and flesh just like them A person alone in my chest and shirt hem Slit my wrists for me...
What Have I Done?
I applied for a job on a whim–like usual. I got it! The only thing now is that I’m terrified. Why do I always do this kind of shit? I’m about to alter a lovely way of life for myself. I guess I did it for a...
Old Smoker
It’s my first day of quitting smoking. It’s going poorly. I’m like a squirrel with rabies. I foolishly applied for a job. It’s at the junior college bookstore. I’ve done a similar job before, but it was years ago...
Enneagram
You know when you get a rejection letter for a piece and then weeks later they send out a congrats to the winners. Like I don’t want to know any more about this person who won! It sure as fuck wasn’t me. I’m...
The Romantic Period
It’s almost my 37th birthday, and the universe was like, okay, I’ll give you something. It said here, you can have two things published already. I’m like WOW, thanks! My flash fiction: Business at Twenty-One My...