Tag: depression

  • The Forge: Things You Lose

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    “It made sense why no one called them Cosby sweaters anymore. Who wants to embody the style of an iconic rapist? Likewise, they are aviators, not Unabomber glasses, they are white tanks not wife beaters. Signifiers evolve, the past is rebranded. I knew all this and I thought it was good and still I fucked…

  • “In Another Life” nominated for Best Microfiction 2026

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    Thank you to Ink In Thirds literary magazine for nominating “In Another Life,” a piece of surreal short prose, for inclusion in the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology. Judges this year are Meg Pokrass, Gary Fincke, and Diane Seuss. “In Another Life” was published in Volume 6, Issue 1 of Ink In Thirds and is available…

  • Ink In Thirds: In Another Life

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    In Another Life: A study of mania and its inevitable crash. And also, orange juice. Originally published in the Spring/Summer issue of Ink in Thirds. In Another Life  James lies on the motel bed. Outside, a tinsel rain begins to fall.  He grabs a smoke from the nightstand, lights it, takes a soul-healing drag and closes…