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The Skin Shop

Posted on July 30th, 2009
By Rosanne Griffeth This morning, there is no skin. No callous, no glove, no covering, just pink, flayed tissue with no granulation and white tendons barely holding everything together. I am a study ...

Stop, Before it’s too Late

Posted on November 23rd, 2008
By Tantra Bensko Don't open that note! The pages are folded over for a reason. Crackling of the adventurine-colored curtains gone moldy, and brittle, over the last century signals trouble all around you ...

Tales of the Natural

Posted on November 23rd, 2008
By Tantra Bensko Sage, the courier said, once burned, will remove all evidence that I existed, and have left this package here. Burn it now, or the old woman across the street will ...

New Existence

Posted on September 7th, 2008
She pervades all things. 1918 was the best of all creatures. You fear possible negative public feeling against them, and you cannot now retain my attention. Besides learned men from his meditation ...

To Broil a Horse

Posted on June 21st, 2008
Title and theme went on and on: old Ralph Rinkelmann and his innumerable rubber trees in the center of a basin. And wringing from them the juice of a lemon. To broil ...

The Delicious Café

Posted on March 25th, 2007
J. Wilson, 1998 The hors d'oeuvres approached, borne by a waiter in a white apron. Joanne's mandibles clattered and clacked in anticipation, while Janice nattered on about her daughter's debut. "I just don't understand ...