by Ivory Web | May 19, 2011 | Prose & Poetry, Word & Image
Another word and image pairing from our artist/poet in residence C. Albert. Swallow My Mouth is a Hollowed Apple I swallowed the seeds and core. Do strawberry men feel vulnerable wearing their seeds on the outside? I swept the...
by Ivory Web | May 17, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Cartoon CharacterisationContrary to popularbelief, Yosemite Samis a keen advocateof gun control and a staunchvegetarian. He doesn’t evenlive inYosemite. Instead, heshares an apartment inthe Castro area of SanFrancisco with hislong-term partner,ElmerFudd . They are...
by Ivory Web | May 16, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Tool-kitJust before the end,the ward sister told ushow the nursing auxiliaryfound her sitting up one day,using the pointed endof a metal nail-file, tryingto adjust a little spring-valvethat controlled the rate of dosagefrom the morphine-drip:file from the same...
by Ivory Web | May 14, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
CrossIt’s stupid to argue about why I waste food and why you spent your childhood licking plates. Now I’m sulking in the bathroom staring at rust on the radiator, listening for your careful voice outside the door. Everything in here orbits my ridiculous mood:...
by Ivory Web | May 12, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
How she goesAnd after allhow goes she forwardwhen the wind blows in our face?Forces like clasping hands converge,Mark says – sail pushed sideways,keel resisting ...
by Ivory Web | May 11, 2011 | Prose & Poetry
Frank“My husband was called Frank,”she announces, and her words hang in the moment like icicles,stunned by the sound of his name. We try to plumb her memory furtherbut Frank is spirited away,frozen out by bolder ghosts,Mum and Dad,sister Jennieand brother Billy...
