The Kingdom Belongs to Such as These
By mid morning, the classroom was really heating up. I turned on every available fan, shut off the the overhead lights, and opened the windows.
The Cast Iron Cult
You identify them by
their burnt fingertips.
Melodrama: Lorde’s Patient Pop
Lorde made a name for herself taking down pop culture, but what would she do now that the world knew her name? Now that she was pop culture?
A Dramatic Reading of a Real Break Up Letter
Dear Anxiety,
It’s not me. It’s definitely you.
Mega Screen
Two weeks ago, in the lead-up to a concert, I got to read poetry off a video screen that was larger than the end zone of a football field.
They Call Me Genleevia
Genleevia is a Level 97 Warrior. She rides proudly atop a golden gryphon and wields her morning star against foes like the Wind-Worker and Vice the Shadow Wyrm.
The Literal German Word
I was satisfied in my decision. There was thrill in riding without a ticket. And I was convinced that what I was doing was right. I was in line with the spirit of the law, even if the law had no spirit.
How Things Shake Out
“Are you happy with how things shook out?” he asked me.
We Wanted the Entire World
Someone would pass a six-pack of cold root beer up and all of us would lounge in a circle and talk about nothing, and it felt like everything.
Missing Mr. Feeny
It felt like I was coming face to face with someone I’ve known my whole life: a trusted confidant, a wise neighbor and teacher and principal and professor.
