
Two by Ruby Rorty
After the metal band, the rubber band I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss. He is subject […]
After the metal band, the rubber band I absolve the sky. It is subject to forces unseen. Then I absolve my boss. He is subject […]
Some kind of a noise. Or a nudge, a push. Probably both. A “Babe, babe,” together with or followed by, enough of a jostle to […]
You were four point five billion years young the first time you were banished into the void. The decision had not been sudden; there had […]
At some point everyone makes the same joke: it must be nice caring for babies who never cry. But the babies who have no eyes […]
I surveyed the ruin of my ancestral home. Dust had gathered thickly on the rafters, the window blinds, under the furniture. I wielded the vacuum […]
Our sister went to help the people who came out of the volcano. She told us she was going to leave at the 4th of July […]
My Brother Danny When the rapture finally happened, I was stuck inside a crypt-themed escape room. The basement grew dark as electric candles went out […]
“So, ok boss, yes, you probably should have attended to the mold beneath your shower head before it got to this point. Shoulda being the […]
The first time he calls me babe, it’s the mid-90s again and I’m just a girl watching Bowie in the tightest leggings I have ever […]
When the aliens swarmed Earth, people had to be silent or communicate through ASMR. The aliens had sensitive hearing, and if you were too loud, […]
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