Spring Cleaning
by Doug Paulson
I shaved my armpits last week. I’d never done that before and I can’t really tell you what compelled me to in that particular moment, other than the overwhelming sense of missing out on something wonderful. I’ve shaved my chest before, sure, as has any homosexual male my age, who at [...]
sometimes i see that man
by Mark Lindberg
sometimes i see that man
i will become
empty paper bag face
on the subway sunday morning
after a night of drinking
thinking i am way too old for this
my skin even drier than now
my hands just wrinkled bones
no one to go home to, but free
i sit hungover, maybe still drunk
a smile hiding just behind my face
as i [...]
Salted Chocolate Caramels
Last week we made chocolate caramels and they must have been the most universally loved product we have made since school started. We were hosting a party that weekend so I brought many home, the consensus was that they were fantastic. They taste like fancied up tootsie rolls, and as someone who hates tootsie rolls, [...]
While You Were Gone
by Morgan Murphey
While You Were Gone,
or, Home Alone
No one scratched my back while you were gone. I took fewer showers and spread myself out over the whole bed – only to realize it made your absence more apparent. Now I take the center of the bed, but with a ball of a body and your [...]
Articles
Spring Cleaning
by Doug Paulson
I shaved my armpits last week. I’d never done that before and I can’t really tell you what compelled me to in that particular moment, other than the overwhelming sense of missing out on something wonderful. I’ve shaved my chest before, sure, as has any homosexual male my age, who at [...]
Poems
sometimes i see that man
by Mark Lindberg
sometimes i see that man
i will become
empty paper bag face
on the subway sunday morning
after a night of drinking
thinking i am way too old for this
my skin even drier than now
my hands just wrinkled bones
no one to go home to, but free
i sit hungover, maybe still drunk
a smile hiding just behind my face
as i [...]
Columns
Some Thoughts on Blind Loyalty
by David McGee
Let’s talk for a second about blind loyalty.
Is there a place for blind loyalty in this increasingly complex, morally ambiguous world? Sure. And that place is sport(s). You know, sport(s). Like football or “football” or that game with the skates on the ice. Hinkey?
For instance, I blindly support the Indianapolis Colts (’Mer’can) football [...]
Apartment Art
Salted Chocolate Caramels
Last week we made chocolate caramels and they must have been the most universally loved product we have made since school started. We were hosting a party that weekend so I brought many home, the consensus was that they were fantastic. They taste like fancied up tootsie rolls, and as someone who hates tootsie rolls, [...]
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