Night Wander
I stood in the hall / maternity-pants elastic worn thin /The night-light in the bathroom glowed/I whispered into the dark, “I am here.”/You kicked me in the bladder / and then ghosted
“C”-Work
I gave my abs for you/ lying marooned on the bed with swollen breasts, refused/You only want the bottle / in the hand of your dad/ I only ever expected a thank-you
First Memory
My love, will you remember/ the first time you saw me wear shoes?/My love, will you remember/the elevator doors opening, too?/My love, will you remember/my face above the stroller/adjusting the pumpkin hat on your head?/My love, will you remember / when you looked up at me and grinned/because you had just pooped? /My love, I will
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BADDIE ISSUES
\"Wicked\" and \"Gladiator II.\"
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
\"Death Becomes Her\" and \"Burnout Paradise.\"
ANTI HEROES
\"The Franchise,\" on HBO.
FELLOW-TRAVELLERS
The surprisingly sunny origins of the Frankfurt School.
NOW YOU SEE ME
John Singer Sargent's strange, slippery portraits of an art dealer's family.
PARIS FRIEND - SHUANG XUETAO
Xiaoguo had a terror of thirst, so he kept a glass of water on the table beside his hospital bed. As soon as it was empty, he asked me to refill it. I wanted to warn him that this was unhealthy - guzzling water all night long puts pressure on the kidneys, and pissing that much couldn't be good for his injury. He was tall, though, so I decided his insides could probably cope.
WILD SIDE
Is Lake Tahoe's bear boom getting out of hand?
GETTING A GRIP
Robots learn to use their hands.
WITHHOLDING SEX FROM MY WIFE
In the wake of [the] election, progressive women, who are outraged over Donald Trump's victory at the ballot box, have taken to social media with public, vengeful vows of chastity. - The Free Press.
DEADLINE EXTENSION
Old age, reborn.
