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as vaguea as he is flawed

A Poem by Philip Gaber

Failed Poet said,"I stopped taking my meds because I didn't like the way they made me feel. I walked around like a zombie, totally numb. What'..

a real natural passionate act

A Poem by Philip Gaber

I went away somewherein my head and just stayed thereuntil you came along and said,“You must be turning over somewell, intriguing and provocativ..

a world of paperboys

A Poem by Philip Gaber

The paperboy, who’s late as usual, scans the headlines. Even though his route size has grown, not everybody subsc..

pawning her dignity

A Story by Philip Gaber

She lived in an attic apartment above a dry cleaner in the red light district of a city whose inhabitants walked around muttering to themselves and ..

to plunder and misrepresent

A Story by Philip Gaber

I hadn’t worked in, like, a year. I was living on unemployment. I’d get calls from friends and family members.“Found a job yet?&rdqu..

an intimate relationship which should never be bro..

A Poem by Philip Gaber

My poem is about you.It’s a fiction that unfolds marvelously.Simple and unaffected.Ancient and powerful.Not nihilistic.Or dismal.Or apocalyptic...

the deepest need

A Poem by Philip Gaber

Elijah Fitzgerald was last seen conversing with Myrtle Rucker at that party in Chelsea.“I went through est in 1973,” said Elijah. “D..

part of the unraveling process

A Poem by Philip Gaber

It seems these days, people are more interestedin talking about themselvesthen when listening to anything I have to say.Now, maybe that’s becaus..

12/24/12

A Poem by Philip Gaber

I have spent the majority of my life without female companionship. Some say it's because I'm lazy. Some say it's ..

you just can’t keep track of the turns in the ro..

A Story by Philip Gaber

　The man with the beard down to his heart roams the hallways of Pine Meadow Elementary School as an Indian leg wrestling tournament takes place..