It is a choice between fire and ice,
between the cowardly lion and puss
in boots, between the word and the flesh
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Hilary Vaughn Dobel: Teratoma
Once, I was born from an indefatigable
incision. My father taught me the riddle
Hilary Vaughn Dobel: Light Pollution
I can see Orion from here, barely,
as I sit in my car under a street-lamp
drinking rum and soda
Jessica Comola: Mirrorface
Where you take down your hair my sister comes combing
her mouth a set of thin scissors
shined red. A body
Jessica Comola: Bargain with Baphomet
This is my first time to surrogate, my small gut pants:
Alex Chertok: Overheard at the airport
For years I swear – I thought for years
a wishy-washy person had just
come out of a pool – someone in