by Jermaine Reed, MFA Elena’s eyes are a silent, purplish universe with flecks of gold that shimmer like distant stars. Even in this picture faded with age, her eyes whisper a solemn soliloquy she will never utter. My breath catches as I sift between the photos. Elena’s eyes stretch behind the glare of a handContinueContinue reading “A Dress for Elena”
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All Things Beautiful
My father used to complain that I was one of those “damn millennials who doesn’t know his ass from an apple.” He hated the internet, because…
The Marvelous Mark
by Jermaine Reed, MFA The dash of green seems too focused and deliberate, unlike the birthmark on my face. The mark is shaped like a fallen leaf and bleeds down my throat to my collarbone. It is the distraction that disrupts my every first impression. I don’t think about it often, only when I see greenContinueContinue reading “The Marvelous Mark”
14th Street Mercy
Somewhere down 14th street, a bottle shattered…
The Reeders Block 