Restless

He’s tiny, scrambling all over the yellow and orange seats babbling back at his parents who watch in fond, mildly exasperated concern. He stands up and totters back and forth, his slight weight barely enough to counteract the swaying and shaking of the train. He can’t sit still his blue, orange, and black sneakers dangling…

Update

Hey Y’all, I hope you are all enjoying the new additions to the blog! Please say a major thank you to Persephone and her husband who for my birthday bought me my domain name. That’s right! We are legit official and cool! I am sorry that things have been fluctuating between tons of posts and…

Playlist 3 – Depressed Prose Poem

Playlist: Depressed Constraint: Rearrange the words to make a prose poem using only two lines at a time. Pretty is Empty of You Angels in angles: there in your sound are vague hands and eyes. Touch of rain meet complicated balance. I’ve the perfect theories, run of what’s out front. You – suffering was right….

MURICA

Originally posted on capital2apple:
Dear Jane, As magical as you make Utah sound, alas I must decline. I need my booze, coffee, and sex shops. Porn and vibrators are also necessary, although Patrick explained to me last night that watching porn online is the easiest way to give people access to your computer. He…

Haiku

I was required to compose a haiku about myself and so, being the overachiever that I am, I wrote 8 of them. Seven are below because I submitted the 8th one for something and I’m not sure if I am allowed/should post that here. Enjoy!   Quick smile, easy laugh Quiet beneath, watchful eyes Open,…

Socks

He has his eyes closed behind his aviators, nodding his head in time to the tinny beat she can just make out. His tan pants are tight and molded to his legs, his ankles crossed and feet tucked under the seat a little. There’s a small, raised white scar on his left thumb. The veins…

Playlist 1 – Angry Poem 1

Playlist: Angry Constraint: Make a poem using the first line of each song from a playlist, then play with the form. No Witty Titles For This Click for poems ↓ Angry 1

Mole

She has a mole just above the right corner over her mouth, not a small one, but a fully raised one. It creates questions like what does she think of this mole? Does she have a lover and if so does this lover sometimes leave off kissing her small, firm mouth to worry at it…

Update!

Hey Y’all, I can’t believe I am doing an update so soon, but I have some awesome news to share with all of you! Quid is going to become a reality! Justin, a friend from my MFA program, who is an excellent wordsmith as well as artist, has sat down with me and we have…

Groceries

Quid checked the list again, who the hell put all the vegetables and fruits on it, she wondered. The only items she had on the list were prepackaged meals – microwaveable stuff, mac and cheese, boxed rice, and ramen. It could have been anyone because they all ate a lot healthier than her. She grabbed…

Sugar, We’re Going Down

Originally posted on capital2apple:
Dearest Libby, Utah. This is the solution to both your apocalypse concerns and frustrating customers. Before you rip up my letter because I am not taking you seriously, consider the following: (1) One of the main reasons the Salt Lake Valley was so attractive to its early American settlers was…

Sparks Wanted

The urge to write has mostly left me due to many personal issues, but this man is something to record even if I feel no real spark. I have been admiring suits and ties lately so the first thing I noticed about him was that I thought the knot on his tie was ridiculous. It…