Saturday, December 4th, 2010
“Antilles. Lesser.” by Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson ANTILLES. LESSER. When you’re a girl and your pop-pop tells you he was born in the lesser Antilles, you don’t ask questions. Truth is, you don’t really know what Antilles are; barely know lesser although you do know about comparisons. You have book smarts: have read the oeuvre of Dumas pére & Dumas [...]
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
“Psalm for Working Women” by Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson PSALM FOR WORKING WOMEN A microwave is my savior; I shall not starve. It alloweth me to eat quickly. It leadeth me to purchase Stouffers in bulk. It restoreth dehydrated onions. It delivers me from pre-heating for pre-heating’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of canned goods, I shall fear no [...]
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
“A Lover, Rejected, Rejects the Myth That Is Billie Holiday” by Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson A LOVER, REJECTED, REJECTS THE MYTH THAT IS BILLIE HOLIDAY— knows she was an uncommon arroyo who understood that blue on the quintile is a withering thing; knows Billie lived in an upended Vermont and was not unlike a nova or a seed in a scalawag’s belly; figures that La Gardenia’s mistake was [...]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
“Lament: I Am Implication” by Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson LAMENT: I AM IMPLICATION— an afterthought, meat gone rancid, Anna Karenina in blue hose, ephemerata. Every need [...]
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
“Overheard at Starbucks: A Black Hat Saying” by Lynne Thompson
Lynne Thompson OVERHEARD AT STARBUCKS: A BLACK HAT SAYING you can’t be sure, can you—am I Father Time, the ghost of North by Northwest or your sister in drag? Even though your wallet’s been blessed by the Church of Luck be a Lady, no one will tell you and your heart is in your throat [...]
