Jessica Jacobs – Reciprocity

Reciprocity For I was mud and you were the face pressed to mine, making me in your image. When I was a furnacing fever, you were a dousing river. I, word-hunger and you, the book by heart. I, new blooming; you, pages of my pressed petals. And when I was ambition, you were the open […]

George Wallace – Money to Burn

Money to Burn No man is ever alone who possesses an appetite for unreality, a comfortable manner among strangers, & money to burn. Blessed is he who walks into a bar at the edge of oblivion handing out five dollar bills. For we shall call him a prince among men.         George […]

Jared Smith – Before the Storm

Before the Storm Two days out before the storm we began gathering candles from all those places one hides them, puts them away for when needed, old ones limned with the scent of mothballs, half melted Christmas candles, whatever we could find and matches, a bic lighter, an old iron lantern and yet wind blew […]