“Villains” *that guy…the author* Dwight Benson lay asleep, mumbling under his breath. His wife, Adele; sitting up in the bed, snacking on her vegan popcorn; quietly giggling. He once tried to bite her in her sleep, somewhat terrifying Adele, who smacked his face hard enough to wake him out of…

“Mushrooms and Omega-3s” “Forty years ago, when teachers were a thing; led to a whole collapse of the archaic educational system. Had to be rebooted and built from the ground up.” “Nobody knows what those are, bud.” The young face with smirking eyes and confident chin, looked over the man…

“Psychologie (une, huit, douze)” (une) Brick Steele whistled while standing next to the train, wiping sweat from his brow. The ‘crisp’ part of autumn weather hadn’t quite bitten down, yet; but this was perfect cigar weather he thought, smiling at passengers boarding. He’d be off in about five hours; and…

“Prose-chella Thoughts (Death To The System)” Shay-Shay…rechercher pour le degré MFA — all in an effort to take filtered pics in a sundress, complete with D’Ussé and lemonade; cheating by looking at the big screen because she doesn’t know the words to Beyoncé. …

“Opinion Pieces on Humanity” I don’t want us to meet at a peak; I like the fact that we have had to climb together–America. …

“Treat Her Like A Lady” “How could you, Misha asked me, as soon as I crossed the threshold into her hospital room. The sound of the air purifier, purifying, and the aroma that filled the room, made me smile; at least she was comfortable. “Baby, I didn’t mean for this…

*CITY OF GODS* (CIRCA 2002) “I Wrote A Love Letter To You” In my mind, you have me rehearsing compositions of love notes, hoping that I can come close to 963MHz. I want to be as divine as I see you… They say that men get three great ones; and I say: the first teaches you about others; the second is about yourself; and the last shall be the greatest, and realization of life, and being thankful for every scar earned, to get to that stage…

“Submersible” Anyone who was lucky, wasn’t there the night that Los Angeles ran out of cocaine. Through rolling deserts, and high, dry mountains; to where plush and manicured landscaping supplied symmetry for yoga, barren feet; and high-priced, shitty little dogs that lived up to their adjective. Calvin and Leon left…

“2033” The G2A-V came crashing down in Leon Herschel’s front yard; barely missing his fighter of an avocado tree, which was determined to grow against all odds. Leon learned a thing or two about compost and gardening during his time in exile to The Campus. “Why don’t you watch where…