Aug 20, 2021Candy Wrapper StoryI was dating a Turkish guy at the time. He was in my hometown for 10 sweet months and things were getting semi-serious. I had just broken up with the doctor and had been on a million dates but this Turkish guy working at the local Hyatt had enough going…Nonfiction5 min read
Aug 13, 2021Park Beauty (an excerpt)I turned the key in its lock and found Drew waiting for me on the couch. “Hey!” he grinned, getting off the couch and taking me in his arms. “I’ve been thinking about you all day…” he whispered in my ear before kissing me. “Jesus Drew! Ever heard of chapstick?”…Fiction7 min read
Aug 13, 2021Fearful SymmetryThe light from the window shone on Stuart’s face like a flashlight against a dark canvas. He groaned, rolling over and burying himself in his pillow. He had no idea how the blinds somehow always happened to be open. He hated the light. He didn’t know if it was because…Short Story21 min read
Aug 13, 2021The Kind of ManI want to move. Far away. Someplace beautiful. Somewhere with men all strong, sexy, and rugged. The kind of men that pay for everything without whining, who open your doors without you asking, who know what they want and don’t give up until they get it, the kind of guy…Fiction12 min read
Aug 13, 2021Jansen Family TraditionI bit my lip as the chair I was standing on wobbled beneath me. Carefully I reached for a martini glass, my anxiety subsiding when returning to the ground without breaking anything. My family was loudly moving around upstairs, suitcases being banged and zipped. The fridge was always full of…Fiction14 min read
Oct 20, 2019God BlessSometimes I wonder was America ever great? Oh wait America goes down to the Magellan Straits “America”, land of the free started off with the indigenous that you forced to bend the knee tell me please, how can you say Go back, go back when this land was snatched And…20192 min read
Oct 5, 20196 pies del Amorwhat they see is You look great! Such a beautiful face! What a tiny waist! i turn my light on, dance and sing, paint my cheeks rosy, wear the shortest skirt. when I’m on my side, alone, in the morning light, my hands touch my belly and I think, 30…Grief2 min read
Mar 24, 2019The Bathroom Chairfor Mark Words and screen pulverized percipient sky delirious and debating electric tides take shape G to the Myrtle Willoughby feet the guide Your blocks Your street Your door Your power chimes three times it’s empty, just Nuestro tronito some plants with breath last i was there gazes met promises…Grief2 min read
Jul 10, 2018Life at the ZooI’m tired of pretending like sex is not an itch I have to scratch, if the fact that I have to make a conscious decision everyday not to find a release (akin to being lazy in bed and not wanting to brush your teeth) makes me a sex addict, I’ll…Metoo2 min read
