Annunciation
When we married, my husband and I couldn’t have said whether we wanted to have a baby or not. We wanted to be together, wanted to finish school, wanted to travel. A baby? We couldn’t imagine it. We were young, … Continued
Essays
Photo Essay ||| from Hypertext
Mother’s Lap (2003) Lagoon (2003) Fishnets (2003) *** Sarah Faust was born to artist parents in Denver, Colorado. She received her BFA from the University of Kansas in Visual Communication in 1992. Faust holds an MFA in Photography from … Continued
Nurse Clappy Gets His
A twelve-year-old girl, her hair pulled into a messy ponytail, waits for anyone other than me to walk by the glass walls of her hospital isolation room. She half-sits half-lies on a high mechanical bed with hard gray plastic rails; seven days … Continued
Country: A Mix Tape
We didn’t spend enough time with any of our friends who are dead when they were alive, we never are good enough and we never can be the old declaration god is love. —Barry Hannah Before he used the … Continued
Obnoxioneering in a Not-Yet-War; Dakedo, Sayo-fuckin-nar(o)?, Mr. Roboto
In order to pass the time in a not-yet-war, there are many activities to choose from. I will not list them all here, but believe me, there is a list, and from that list, I chose to be obnoxious. And … Continued
Emily Dickinson Thinks She Looks Like a Kangaroo
Emily Dickinson thinks she looks like a kangaroo. I can see the resemblance. The unexpectedness in the eyes, the readiness to leap. Emily Dickinson has caressing lips, tucked for now and always in a pert little smile, content … Continued