Philip Gaber : Writing

as vaguea as he is flawed

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. W..
a world of paperboys

a world of paperboys

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The paperboy,who’s late as usual,scans the headlines.Even though his routesize has grown,not everybody subscribes.By the time he finishesdeliver..
pawning her dignity

pawning her dignity

A Poem 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 pu..
the subtleties have yet to flesh themselves out

the subtleties have yet to flesh themselves out

A Story by Philip Gaber


Jonny came marching home from Iraq, armed with a bottle of Chivas Regal and a gun, the same day Sally was released from rehab.And when Jonny arrived o..
that pale no hoper

that pale no hoper

A Story by Philip Gaber


From L.A. I ventured east to NYC where I worked part-time in a photographic lab, enrolled at the School of Visual Arts, majored in didn’t apply ..
her dna s style

her dna s style

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Bijou’s mascara runs into her worry lines, making her look even more worried than ever.Has beautiful almond-shaped eyes, very sort of pretty fel..
my bohemian life in brooklyn

my bohemian life in brooklyn

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Penniless theater major chain-smokes cigarillos and extinguishes them in a can of Red Bull, tightens her arms around her torso, making sure too much o..
among the everywoman

among the everywoman

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Maybe I was just trying tofigure you out and ravageyour body just liketime has ravaged it.Or maybe I was just attempting tomake conversation with your..
untitled

untitled

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I’m currently working on a novel based on a synopsis of an idea inspired by a word in a sentence developed from a feeling of an image I experien..
Just another easy-to-believe tragicomedy

Just another easy-to-believe tragicomedy

A Story by Philip Gaber


Think it was 1990…Funny how you can’t remember dates when you’ve been alone for so long.Seems like somebody was always pulling a gu..