Reading Time: 3 minutes (Inspired by an impromptu prompt from L. D. Lewis.) “Do they eat cucumbers?” Ryan asked. He tried to scratch at the opossum’s neck. She recoiled and hissed. “Don’t give him any cukes,” Toni said. “Then he’d be coming in my garden all the time. I don’t want that.” “She. It’s a she.” Read more
MoreReading Time: < 1 minute Laundered. One hundred percent Pima Cotton. Carefully buttoned onto a soft hanger. Smells like nothingness. White like sun-bleached stones. Fits over tattoos tribal and otherwise Fits over tanned biceps. Fits under impressive hair. On Anthony Kiedis’ mind is every song he’s ever sung; ballads and rock and funk he couldn’t give the key to Read more
MoreReading Time: 3 minutes As a kid, when the Juneteenth, I had no idea what Juneteenth was. I just knew it was one of many summer festivals in Milwaukee. This one started with a parade that traveled the length of Martin Luther King, Dr. Luckily for my best friend TW and me, we lived only two blocks away from Read more
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