Boy Crazy: The Reboot

by Jessie Lovett


heyy make me a Spotify playlist and

wormhole us back to



mixtape click in the boombox

telephone cord pinched under the closet door

a skate rink bathroom

where I do eyeliner, tall on wheels

eat hot pretzel, roll out to hold your

hot hand, hardwoods trembling our legs



stolen cigarettes, sticky parking lot

flattened Pixy Stix on pavement

my face in the side mirror

fast-food napkin from Melissa’s glovebox

wiping wet eyeliner streaks

from my cheeks


Jessie Lovett is originally from western New York and currently teaches English at North Platte Community College in western Nebraska, where the parking lot hosts tumbleweeds and a popular semi-truck driving class. Her recent work appears in Pithead Chapel, Maudlin House, Los Angeles Review, Best Small Fictions (2022), and Milk Candy Review. @jesslovettallen