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disconnected

A Poem by Mia Sparrow

the lighting is muted in herelike gray skies indreamslacking in vibrancyWanting in warmth.i look out the windowand ignore the sun’s rays.silence..

SLURPEE

A Story by Mia Sparrow

A man, sixty-fivish, walked into a 7-Eleven and approached the counter. This was the first time he’d ever been to a 7-eleven because they..

anchor, trident, pistol, eagle

A Poem by Mia Sparrow

the old man used to sit on the porch of the roominghousedrinking pabst and smoking american spiritshooked up to an oxygen tank.his purple heart shared..

SNOW GLOBE

A Poem by Mia Sparrow

Memories carousel just outside This shaken snow-globe. Peering through sea-salt snowflakes I see you Beckoning Reminding Conju..

BITE ME

A Story by Mia Sparrow

My name is George. I am currently spinning on this roller grill. I had been defrosted at four this morning. It is eleven o’clock and I am waiti..

LAILAH LAND

A Story by Mia Sparrow

Welcome, why don’t you all come in?Yes, I’m Hummingbird. Dr. Deustch’s students, right? You’re here to look for him? Did the..

Toast at 7-Eleven. A play in One Act

A Stage Play by Mia Sparrow

Toast at 7-Eleven. A Play in One Act.8 pm on a Saturday night at 7-Eleven. A Priest dressed in all black. A Rabbi dressed in all gray. College student..

INTERLUDE

A Poem by Mia Sparrow

Ii am biding timewhile city smog fills my lungsthrongs of wolves confine metrucks rumble inches from my faceand the hem of her skirt eludes me.i wake ..

DUCT TAPE

A Story by Mia Sparrow

one of those 7-eleven stories

SMOKE RINGS

A Poem by Mia Sparrow

smoke rings hover between usshrouding the pallor of your cheek.a resigned sigh escapes me as my eyes confront yoursand find razed spirits.your hand tr..