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Three Root Canals

Three Root Canals

For my third root canal, I came unprepared. No Advil, no beseeching any Gods who seemed unwilling to come to the phone right now. I came in alone, raw, pure of heart, strong of tooth and weak of nerve.
By JAKE Nov 9, 2023
Extra Metamorphosis

Extra Metamorphosis

Asher told his first boyfriend he'd discovered a writer named Franz Kafka who'd written a book where a guy wakes up to discover he has been transformed into a large and mostly immobile bug.
By JAKE Nov 2, 2023
GIRLS

GIRLS

YOU’RE NOT A GIRL!
By JAKE Oct 26, 2023
Pearls

Pearls

“Not everybody likes to see where the product comes from.”
By JAKE Oct 19, 2023
Violin exposure

Violin exposure

We don’t say that we regret agreeing to violin, oboe, saxophone lessons. We pretend this is the only place we could possibly want to be.
By JAKE Oct 12, 2023
Death Works at Trader Joe's

Death Works at Trader Joe's

A triptych of poetry and prose
By JAKE Oct 5, 2023
The Meg 14: Sinbad’s Voyage

The Meg 14: Sinbad’s Voyage

(A)pparently no one remembers Jaws,
By JAKE Sep 28, 2023

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