Philip Gaber : Writing

you can use vitamins to help a woman through those things

you can use vitamins to help a woman through those..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


She wore a white Sapphire ring. Chain-smoked Menthols. Always blew smoke rings. She’d sit at her desk, mumbling, “Wonder how much I should..
he had a few things to sort out

he had a few things to sort out

A Story by Philip Gaber


II moved to L.A., played drums in a band, and met Itzhak Grossman, who said he discovered The Doors.“Morrison was a drunk,” he said. &ldqu..
vitamins for shaky fingers 

vitamins for shaky fingers 

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I was writing carelessly, forgetting all I’d learned from “Elements of Style.” Wrote a short story about thugs that..
her DNA has style

her DNA has style

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Bijou’s mascara runs into her worry lines, making her look even more worried.She has beautiful almond-shaped eyes, very pretty feline fe..
for some of us, we had to fight our way out of a hole To see some sort of daylight

for some of us, we had to fight our way out of a h..

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I recall 1977.I wore Buster Brown shoes and was expelled for throwing snowballs at a school bus.I was called into the principal’s office so many..
say what?

say what?

A Poem by Philip Gaber


It seems that much of what has been said is repeated because someone didn’t like how it was said the first time, so they had to say it the way t..
i feel like i can’t remember how i feeI

i feel like i can’t remember how i feeI

A Story by Philip Gaber


So now that I’ve finally found my voice, I can begin to write that Marginal American Novel.Its central theme will be The Search for Personal..
the country we inhabited

the country we inhabited

A Story by Philip Gaber


My father took me fishing the day after I barely graduated from high school.I didn’t really like to fish, but I had nothing else to do, so I fig..
preferring form to truth

preferring form to truth

A Poem by Philip Gaber


My x-girl, with her hair, getting twenty hoursof unstoppable volume, and her face gettingthe deepest-feeling clean available just gother PhD from Berk..
something distinct and challenging, all on its own

something distinct and challenging, all on its own

A Poem by Philip Gaber


So now they’re all holding rallies, thinking they’re going to be the ones to set this country on fire again. But who’s kidding whom?..