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I have 27 stories published in
2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 27206 times
and 13 of my stories have been cherry picked.
My stories
Men
I showed my mother my arm with its three tear drops of bites falling down it when she spotted two from beneath my sleeve —red with nail marks— and asked to see the others. She frowned,
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Souvenir from Mexico
Papi opened his palm And offered me a lollipop. And I, timid as a new-born cactus Yet without spears, accepted. And I took it in my mouth Without knowing what it was.
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Balloon
Never letting go means
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Even this
Inspired by William Carlos Williams.
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When You Said My Name
It seemed such a novelty, spouting from your lips, like a fountain dripping sounds so fluid I was sure my eyes saw each letter on the nighttime sky before a single sound funneled into my ears.
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