spring 2018
Table of Contents
Return to Home PageLike André Derain David R. Dixon
Grim Reaper in Therapy Brandon Marlon
Push Armamentarium Adrienne Gruber
Synonyms For Shelter Jill Talbot
drowning man is not a superhero Aidan Chafe
Never the Desired Absence Nick Alti
Naming Cow Field Danielle Hanson
Sea Room / The Adrift Exhibit / Queer Lynx Joseph Spece
The Path Discoverer Taylor Bond
Dear Chepe Wilbur Melissa Weiss
First Ultrasound Second Ultrasound Stephanie Yorke
Trump As a Fire Without Light #665 Darren C. Demaree
He Ring Liar's Dice Confluence Derek Thomas Dew
an understanding Natasha Zarin
Ice Skating in Holland Carol Hamilton
Cracked Fabergé Egg Of Yes Lauren Turner
Wet Parable Duck Carver Nathan Curnow
Dear Chepe,
We’ll drink Coronas with lime
and salt. Pet sharks in open tanks
at the aquarium. At Chuck E. Cheese’s
you’ll win a stupid duck whistle
in the claw machine. Hum it full
of mantras like Happy Together. Crazy in Love.
You’ll give me a piggyback ride
in my UVic dorm room. Chuckle
over tumbles into mini fridges.
Scuff marks on wall plaster.
But
for Christmas you’ll make me a scrapbook and
I’ll tell you not to send it.
Te amo, you’ll say. I won’t reply.
I still have that damned whistle
on my bedside table.