Philip Gaber : Writing

our styles just didn't coalesce

our styles just didn't coalesce

A Story by Philip Gaber


I will forever remember that cold morning.I’d just returned from traveling cross-country in a beat-up Chevy on a month-long road trip in a quest..
waspy aversion to introspection

waspy aversion to introspection

A Story by Philip Gaber


Meanwhile, Dr. Feel Alright was examining my neurosis.“I’ve been looking at a lot of internet porn lately,” I said.“I thought ..
i think my life story needs a rewrite

i think my life story needs a rewrite

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I feel the tears behind the curtains of my eyes waiting in the wings for their grand entrance, waiting for their cue, waiting for the ac..
in the now of the now

in the now of the now

A Poem 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 Poem 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 with a chord attached to it. Who treated a m..
i put up some brave fronts in those days

i put up some brave fronts in those days

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I’d walk into a bar on Sunset Boulevardand look for the nearest w***e.What else was there to do?My self-esteem was lower than Kafka’s.I&rs..
final draft

final draft

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I With an eclipse in the sky, a bottle of Remy by his side, and a bowler on his head, The Follower, inert and enervate, pul..
benzedrink kept me awake, barbituates sent me to sleep

benzedrink kept me awake, barbituates sent me to s..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Funny how many poets there are out there.They actually consider themselves poets.They write about Comic-Con and Cherry-blossomsand goth love that goes..
there were no secrets kept that night

there were no secrets kept that night

A Poem by Philip Gaber


It’s Christmas Eve. It’s raining. None of the presents are wrapped. We’re watching “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer.” Brit..
just part of this ether

just part of this ether

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I was one of those wayward guys who drank bourbon, read pulp fiction, and smoked Chesterfield cigarettes.I’d walk into a bar and begin r..