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Tag: anxiety

“Dinnertime” by Ulyses Razo

Posted on January 18, 2021

Waiting for a chicken leg to broilI near the end of a chapter of Eco’s bookThe Name of the Rose.In my pocket is a timer ticking off the secondsAnd I […]

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“The Magi” by Cameron Morse

Posted on October 19, 2020

Wisteria drapes green  bean-knuckled  fingers over my forehead,  the anointing oil of rain  dripping. Robin  poised upon the weathered,  mossy timber spine  of the swing set. I turn over  in […]

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“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin

Posted on August 31, 2020

This neighborhood is all I know, these placid lawns and cars consumed by blooms of rust where things move  underneath the surface —parts and widens, comes a tuft  of hair […]

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“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

Posted on August 7, 2020

When my ear fell off I first thought of the client delegation sitting at the conference room, waiting for the meeting to begin in earnest. My boss would now be […]

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“Clocks” by Matt Rouse

Posted on April 18, 2016

I have seven alarm clocks programed on my smartphone Which I place under my pillow at night Seven alarm clocks that are set 5 minutes apart Starting at 5:55 in […]

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