soon-to-be-mother-in-law
the chicken pot pie
needs salt

Michelle Dixson

mother and daughter
marriage discussion
slow sips of green tea

Amy Van Rheeden

ping pong game
our fathers meet
for the first time

Debbie Myers

tippy toe
on his toes
father-daughter dance

Michelle Dixson

soon-to-be-mother-in-law
the chicken pot pie
needs salt

ping pong game
our fathers meet
for the first time

top quarter champion

ping pong game
our fathers meet
for the first time

top half champion

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

bottom quarter champion

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

6 weeks
the pregnancy showing
only in her gaze

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

6 weeks
the pregnancy showing
only in her gaze

Melanie McLay

chrysanthemums
teenage mother pushes her stroller
past the high school

Aubrie Cox

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

Aubrie Cox

at the fair
the carousel operator
hums a different tune

Debbie Myers

top half champion

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

champion

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

bottom half champion

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

five more laps
and no more carbs
little black dress

Brandy Bockewitz

showering—
last
on my to do list

Sam Sinkhorn

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

Melanie McLay

homecoming rival . . .
she rests her head
on his lap

Amy Van Rheeden

showering—
last
on my to do list

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

top quarter champion

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

bottom half champion

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

bottom quarter champion

waking up the morning after
you have taken
my pillow

waking up the morning after
you have taken
my pillow

passing
the recovery room—
cigarette smoke

my life:
one staple
holding it together

Sam Sinkhorn

waking up the morning after
you have taken
my pillow

Mark Beanblossom

against the sign
smokers flick the ashes
from their cigarettes

Brandy Bockewitz

passing
the recovery room—
cigarette smoke

Mark Beanblossom