VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Merritt Waldon

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Alan Catlin

The Waitress Men in suits imagine themselves posing for cover of Black Belt magazine: white shirts open, black chest hair turning gray, exposed, gold neck bling, a single edged razor blade affixed to a chain.  Sit at a four top table. Order elaborate cocktails with precise instructions.  Blood red steaks, so rare the cow mightContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Alan Catlin”

VOICES FROM THE FIRE: Shane Allison

VOICES FROM THE FIRE:John Druge

After the Fury Everyone remembers  A suicide Not everyone  Remembers a life This is the age of personal Revolutions This is the age  Of tenuous togetherness In isolation Keyboard companions In echo chambers  Of hate and cancellation Bold delusions And enduring sounds Of silence In the aftermath Of Truth On the Edge of Town IContinue reading “VOICES FROM THE FIRE:John Druge”