1Fauntleroy by Christoph Girard

Mamma, him, his father was ill
his mother, very ill, shut down
fifty percent more abortions
left his widowed mamma optimistic
in America

Grumpy hard-hearted life changes
and grandfather’s wishes
transforming curves into hard lines
…

2Broken Shoulders by Melanny Cowley

    I want to have a car accident. If I sit in a passenger seat, I want to reach over, yank the wheel so the tires tip, and feel myself roll. I don’t why. I clench my fists, sit on my hands and think to myself, “That’s not right,…