Crumbling Asphalt

  • The Harmful Hazards of Heat

    I wrote a poem inspired by the current heatwave… The why, the what, the wanton way Pietro trained Tracey!  She—pale, wispy, wayward, lost along the sunbeaten path.  Her limping gait raises Blitzkrieg sheets of bleached fine-grained sand. Pietro drives her advancing passage  Into scenic Death Valley dehydration Without mercy or thought. The brain boils at…

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  • The Eupeptic Sex of Maria Lynn Fuego

    Maria awoke with a McDonald’s breakfast on her mind but it never materialized in her belly, instead dining on stale Doritos and a warm can of Mountain Dew.  Maria had slept in her car again last night. Joel had relapsed and succumbed to his demons, embarking on a scary drinking binge that forced Maria out…

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  • The Nothingness Stood Revealed

    Albert Einstein waited patiently in line at the bank. It was crowded today. The bank was always busy on Thursdays. People with their paychecks. The mood at the bank was usually good on Thursdays. Tellers and customers alike laughed and chatted in a relaxed manner. People were at ease with each other, it seemed. Einstein…

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  • “These tales are visionary in a bottom-of-the-barrel pornographic way….” –Vickie T. Split, Abraxas Headache
  • “Kirton’s stories eke out feelings akin to warm red gelatin….” –Bruce Cloverleaf, Buff Spill Reviews
  • These stories really hit you over the head with subtlety....” –Paul Gonk, Fossilized Prose Agenda
  • “I was relieved to read them….” –Garth Umberger III, Shoe Leather Surprise

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