Desperation

In collaboration with: Collin Salisbury Tonight’s the night. I’ve felt it building for weeks. An unsatisfied urge. A back seat sort of feeling, throwing a rope around my neck and taking control of the vehicle. A red light running, seat belt forgetting, ripped airbag sort of drive. A loose razor, lighted match, no food, pill […]

Counteraction

In collaboration with: Myla Burton You don’t owe me anything. I gave you my heart under the assumption that you would give me yours, but that didn’t happen. I just thought that you would naturally want to give back in the same ways I had been giving to you for months. It’s okay though, it […]

Obstruction

In collaboration with: Marco Miramontes I walked out of my front door and squeezed past my SUV, then looked at that metal hook embedded in the brick carrying my last few things out of an empty house. I never saw that hook again. I imagine the day I’ll pack everything into boxes and head out […]

Apprehension

In collaboration with: Kyra Blair Ferris Wheel / 8630 East Tides Drive Little girl, six years old. I was quite the dreamer, a firm believer in happily ever afters. Little girl, six years old. I wrote my own once upon a times in the hot, summer breeze. Little girl, six years old. I dreamed of […]