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Halloween

Posted on October 4, 2017 by John Biscello

Halloween. As was tradition, the boys would stalk the neighborhood, armed with cartons of eggs and cans of Barbasol. Me and my friends were foam-caked, yolk-splatted messes when we ran into Alexis and her friends coming home from school. They … Continue reading →

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Death of a Super Hero

Posted on October 4, 2017 by John Biscello

   I was six when I found out I’d never become a super-hero.    We were in the kitchen. Me, my mother, my father.    My father’s hand was around my mother’s throat. He had a wild, bloodshot, not-there look … Continue reading →

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Innocence

Posted on October 2, 2017 by John Biscello

The party ended and I went to Gillian’s house. I was between places and Gillian was letting me stay with her temporarily, which given our history was a tribute to her character. We had been in a tumultuous three-year relationship, … Continue reading →

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Altar

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

At the blank altar, a woman swallowed hard truths– no stone left unturned.

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Scroll

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

One man’s boyish scroll as the road map for parched throats– Long-running well-spring.

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Kingdom

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

Keys to the kingdom, one graceful peck at a time– No wings required.

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Mask

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

You cannot see tears burned inside a hidden face– Dying by degrees.

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Shoes

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

To write solidly, yield to an old pair of shoes– Love holds still for love.

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Futurism 101

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

Shaping destiny’s progress through emptiness held together by an epiphany of particles architecting man’s worth in finite measures.  

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Beckett’s Noir

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Biscello

Uprooted dark rose, growing cold in the shadows– Waiting for Godot?

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