April 2026

  • La-la land

    La-la land

    “There’s so much crazy in the world,” Susan trailed off, cigarette barely held in place by thin lips too wrinkled to know otherwise. She shook the newspaper as if some truth would fall out — or maybe a couple of extra bucks toward next month’s rent. Al grunted and shifted in his ribbed tank, love…

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  • Ocean Vuong

    Ocean Vuong

    —Like an ocean, Vaughn holds the photograph— voice on the other side . One side: Picture this. The other: me, you, inside out. White noise Bird’s-eye view? Even rivers run dry. Cry. Untucked, meat, your way—yes please, king. Angel sent, then spent. Another chance: awake to die. Mama gave birth to a sun—amidst a cold…

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  • Love Song

    Love Song

    Love Song — The Cure, 1989 She called at 4pm. I was driving, listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers on a YouTube Music playlist, when the volume dropped and a small message scrolled across the CarPlay display: Love Song. That was the name I’d given her years back, substituting her initials, because every time I…

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