My newest essay, “Plugged” is all about love. Now available in the fall edition of Northwest Review.
Parched
Tongue’s pant.
Rhododendron’s crisp.
Grass’s brown.
Skin’s scale.
Tomato’s slump.
Hair’s straw.
Cedar’s fall.
Photo by FF
The Narrator Wants a Friend
Parents could work as backstory.
From long ago Tulsa.
The cousin needs more backstory.
Their desire to know the sea.
More backstory in general.
Backstory and people. Maybe a couple of canines.
Put them up against other people. And canines.
Old people. Young people. Dogs.
Reveal their mirrored teeth.
Bill Traylor, Man with Black Dog (detail)