Crusted dishes climb up out of the kitchen sink. There’s a pair of crumpled socks on the rug. He’s wearing ripped sweatpants.
Author: rosiegailor
Rosie Gailor is a writer and editor based in London. She’s had her fiction writing featured in Anomaly Lit, Noble/Gas Qtrly, Riding Light Review, and was most recently published in Unthology 9. Her evenings are usually spent with hoardes of Roald Dahl short stories and Tennessee Williams plays, as well as the occasional re-watch of Jurassic Park. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter at @rosiebmg.
it actually takes a lot of effort to look effortless – Michael Chang
to set the scene, a trouble past / secret meetings in chinatown, documents ordered shredded
Scar Tissue – Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad
She liked it when the story of her scar shocked her lovers, and makes a point of checking their skin for any scars to test them into telling her.
that time i saw grace jones wandering the aisles at duane reade – Michael Chang
when i was young / i was taught / all good things start with / a doctor a lawyer / a pair of black nikes, a terrile burning lust
You’re A Boozer If – Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri
How do you know you’re a boozer? Well, you’re a fucking boozer if (There are a multitude of ifs. Prepare yourself, you poor young man):