New Bedford

Coyote Shook

Cover Letter

Seth Clabough

 

I am writing to express my interest in
engine oil leaked onto a parking spot,
the battered truck of the man selling cantaloupes,
the stain of deserted shopping malls,

 

Alchemy

Lisa Compo

 

Light bounces
tufted sky, rooftops
tangle with wire. It was
a strange ferry
ride there. My best
friend’s mom dying
again.

 

How did mother get to be 89? Seriously. How?
One minute we’re stopping off at the Penny Candy Store

 

A mind eraser is a type of drink consisting of several
There was a kid at the hospital with a pronounced delay

I grew up in the suburbs, but what made it exotic was that
Layers of spirits, shots separated by their densities