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Alexis Rhone Fancher: Last Rites

The coyotes were here first! I tell my neighbors when they complain. Between the drought and gentrification the coyotes have turned brazen. Bold as fuck. Scrawny, hunger-crazed creatures. My pets are … Continue reading

December 7, 2022 · 12 Comments

Stephen Dobyns: Laugh

What he wished was to have his ashes flushed
down the ladies’ room toilet of Syracuse City Hall,
which would so clog the pipes that the resulting
blast of glutinous broth would douse the place clean

April 30, 2020 · 4 Comments

Patricia A. Nugent: The End Times?

It wasn’t the wine that made me ask The Question; it was the conversation over dinner. Since leaving my hometown close to 40 years ago, I rarely get to see … Continue reading

October 5, 2014 · 9 Comments

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