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Michael Simms: Against Prayer

Okay,
God of crib death
and dirty needles,
of heroin and fentanyl,
God of twisted steel
burning beside the road

January 6, 2024 · 36 Comments

Amy Small-McKinney: Neighborhood

What do I know?
Anna with red wings that opened for me and hovered over the houses of bullies.
She is dead now too.

July 17, 2023 · 6 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: A Junkie By Any Other Name

I was a junkie for 20-odd years, ten of which I spent locked up – one fed beef and four (Arizona) state, all drug-related. To feed my habit, I chose to shoplift. A lot.

June 27, 2023 · 6 Comments

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