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The Widowmaker Tried to Kill Me, But Failed Miserably

The Widowmaker Tried to Kill Me, But Failed Miserably

I didn’t know I’d had a heart attack until the morning after, once the stent was in and I’d had a good night’s sleep flat on my back with a weighted pillow on my upper thigh where the surgeon cut into my femoral artery.
By JAKE Jun 23, 2022
the reason my insides are so swollen

the reason my insides are so swollen

CW: talk of muscles and bones, dysphoria
By JAKE Jun 22, 2022
(safe house)

(safe house)

CW: fire/smoke, death, religious trauma
By JAKE Jun 22, 2022
My Stuff Out in Tucson

My Stuff Out in Tucson

“My Stuff Out in Tucson” is an eerie foreshadowing of the events that unfold in the writer’s forthcoming novel, Good-Bye, Lo Siento. You can follow him on Twitter at @lakemarkham for updates.
By JAKE Jun 20, 2022
Chequered

Chequered

Late again, amid a forgotten torrent of bleach
By JAKE Jun 18, 2022
Greed is Some Nutters Interpretation of Modernism

Greed is Some Nutters Interpretation of Modernism

Everyone knows the heart pumps blood in
By JAKE Jun 18, 2022
Make a Wish

Make a Wish

Grown-ups were always telling us to make a wish; when blowing out our birthday candles, when finding a four-leaf clover, when snapping the wishbone on the chicken after Sunday lunch.
By JAKE Jun 16, 2022

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