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    Blind Cafe Date

    In a café, waiting for a date, I observe a barista with long, red hair that spirals into locks below her shoulders, burning beans poured into eco-friendly… Read more “Blind Cafe Date”

    January 27, 2023 by AC

    Pity Party

    Me, dis-invited?I figured as much.Don’t blame attendees.My affections claw at my sleeve,examining the world over my voice.Settling in your head,ruminating over last night’sbedroom talk.What’s best for usis… Read more “Pity Party”

    January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by AC

    Break From Depression

    A knock on the door startled me upright off the couch. I spliced the blinds with my fingers to see the visitor’s face. Upon a glimpse, I… Read more “Break From Depression”

    December 27, 2022December 28, 2022 by AC

    Camera Shy

    “If this is what you think is honest—”“I think you’d better go!” I looked down and away, pointing to the front door.“Not going to forgive me, are… Read more “Camera Shy”

    January 28, 2022 by AC

    You Can’t Get Rid of Me

    Mary’s looking around.Shovel clanked hard earth.Mary stops, eyes darting either way.I think she can hear me.I know she can’t see me.Why?I’m six feet underneath her bare feet.How… Read more “You Can’t Get Rid of Me”

    January 26, 2022 by AC

    Paralyzed by Indecision

    I stood, hands clasped around a mug amid a mid-December winter wind with a warm cup half full of seventeen-year-old dreams tucked inside seventeen-year-old lies. Absent a… Read more “Paralyzed by Indecision”

    January 11, 2022January 30, 2022 by AC

    Boxcar Romance

    (updated repost) As a kid, I’d watch Milwaukee trains travel through a sleepy Northwestern Washington town tucked inside a small farming community. Watching the trains took my… Read more “Boxcar Romance”

    December 29, 2021 by AC

    Fat Ass

    “Do these jeans make my butt look big?” Candace said, glancing over her shoulder. “Well?” She shrugged. Don’t say the wrong thing. Don’t say the wrong thing,… Read more “Fat Ass”

    January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by AC
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