Philip Gaber : Writing

letter to the editor

letter to the editor

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Dedicated to:Christopher AllenSmokeLong Quarterlyhttp://smokelong.comAnother story was written and sent out, and another rejection form was returned t..
she likes music in the key of g-minor

she likes music in the key of g-minor

A Story by Philip Gaber


She went to a therapist.“Why are you here?” said the therapist.“I don’t know why I’m here.”“You don’t ..
in the now of the now

in the now of the now

A Story by Philip Gaber


I’m standing on the corner, trying to score something to help me see the gods.My mobile rings, and I look at the caller ID and see it’s th..
she will love you more than any other girl

she will love you more than any other girl

A Story by Philip Gaber


She was twenty-nine or thirty.One of those women who’d get angry with you if you bought her a gift thathad a chord attached to it.Who treated a ..
untitled

untitled

A Poem by Philip Gaber


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barfly tendencies

barfly tendencies

A Story by Philip Gaber


“Ever read a guy named Bukowski?” he said, stroking the scar on histhumb.“Charles Bukowski?” I said.He nodded.“Some.&rdq..
looking black upon me

looking black upon me

A Poem by Philip Gaber


She smokes cigarettes whiledoing deep-breathing exercises.Drinks coffee toreach her target heart rate.Has a way of whispering withoutsounding like a c..
this notion of participation

this notion of participation

A Story by Philip Gaber


I just never applied myself.I’d draw pictures in my notebook.Pictures of superheroes and their weapons of mass destruction.(But at least they ne..
ohh mary

ohh mary

A Poem by Philip Gaber


You were saving yourself for someonewho wouldn’t create new civilizations in your bed.You walked with evangelistic ease.You weren’t about ..
final draft

final draft

A Story by Philip Gaber


IWith an eclipse in the sky,a bottle of Remy by his side,and a bowler on his head,The Follower, inert and enervated,pulled a paperback from his knapsa..