by Robin Ray Broken thoughts, spiraled conflicts,marriages sealed by shotgun flares, stiletto banjoes. These shoulders are trampolines. Strike and be stricken,the tallyman says. [The future might be brighter than I thought after all.] Celeste, I can’t find my slippers anymore, and there’s a boy outside, said he remembers you from a chalet in Aspen. Didn’t tip Read More
Tag: hallucination
Soup / Sopa
by Édgar Omar Avilés (translated by Toshiya Kamei) “This quail tastes great!” “Quail? It’s mushroom soup, Marcos…” “The ones I brought back from Oaxaca? They are not mushrooms!” “Well, they must be very good. You asked for another plate a while ago.” “This is my second plate, Rebeca!” “No, it’s your third, honey… Hey, what do you know! Sofía got Read More