9Nov 2017 Nadia Wolnisty

Protect

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I have swallowed the cardboard, chewed it to a pulp and gulped it down. It tasted like stale, dirt, and chemicals. Scabbed my tongue— a hard pill to swallow. The... Read More
editors note:

No comfort in cardboard; ill circumstance for both. – mh clay

25Mar 2017 Nadia Wolnisty

Downsizing

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I've sure you've all heard about it by now-- That Crazy Wrap Thing by It Really Works! Before you roll your eyes and scroll past this on to pictures of... Read More
editors note:

Be the first on our block to disappear. (We welcome Nadia to our crazy congress of Contributing Poets with this submission. Read more of her madness on her new page – check it out.) – mh clay

17Mar 2017 Nadia Wolnisty

Malaise

You are sitting at home one Wednesday afternoon when you get a call. 9-1-1, you are having an emergency, the voice on the other end says. You decide to remain calm. You ask her to be a little more specific. That’s not my department, she explains, I can transfer you,... Read More
13Dec 2016 Nadia Wolnisty

Dead Dog Music

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Your music sounds like roadkill, I told you when we first met. Perhaps you didn't hear me or were a little offended, because you got quiet. But I figured this... Read More
editors note:

Something to have on everyone’s playlist. – mh clay

1Jun 2016 Nadia Wolnisty

How to Give

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Not the asshole but above it is a cap like one for fuel. I reach back and turn it counterclockwise to open the little door that's at the root of... Read More
editors note:

The ultimate gift; self as hat rack or curious toy. – mh clay