Philip Gaber : Writing

choosing to fill the role

choosing to fill the role

A Story by Philip Gaber


Well, I was having trouble writing an ending to whatever the hell it was I was writing at the time, so I grabbed a beer out of..
rewriting the myth

rewriting the myth

A Story by Philip Gaber


It was a lot of "This" and a whole lot of "That" but very little of "This Here."That's when most folks were awakened by the sight of a cloudburst (bec..
in the lurid light

in the lurid light

A Poem by Philip Gaber


She applies war paint to her face and adjusts her do-rag in front of a middle-aged man in a Crown Vic, takes off her kid boxing glov..
epistemological apexes

epistemological apexes

A Poem by Philip Gaber


everything's a tragedy in her life.her dexterity is gone, and her balance.she's on 3 different antidepressants and can't remember any of them.blood pr..
little quirky esoteric men

little quirky esoteric men

A Story by Philip Gaber


I remember these guys wandering around in the early '90s wearing tee shirts that said BIPOLAR IS SEXY.They'd get up around noon, smoke a bowl or six, ..
it doesn’t get any easier, even if you keep a straight face

it doesn’t get any easier, even if you keep a st..

A Story by Philip Gaber


The Wrong Rev wore a Dacron shirt,and began the eulogy by kissing astatue of the Buddha.“Brothers and sisters,” he said.“The lonely,..
could be damn near anything

could be damn near anything

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The kids flying their kites in the park told me they’d stopped believing.When I asked them what had happened to change their minds, they just sh..
just another flawed, byronic hero

just another flawed, byronic hero

A Story by Philip Gaber


When I was in junior high, my parents made an appointment for me to see the school psychologist because I wasn’t performing up to their expectat..
any spectrum of women in today's society

any spectrum of women in today's society

A Poem by Philip Gaber


My point is this.That I had something to say,but not much.I was relying too much on my thesaurus.Reading too many Cliff notes.The women in my life wer..
my first impression was, how much bleach she uses for that hair

my first impression was, how much bleach she uses ..

A Story by Philip Gaber


She continued going about how she’d recently become a vegan.“Froot Loops are vegan,” she said.“Really?” I said.“Mm..