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tell me the untold // stories from the er // heal the botched // reveal the secret blend // of herbs & spices // love the skin you’re in // love your body // use whitestrips // eat popchips // eat greek yogurt // eat john stamos // new evidence // jonbenet ramsey could still be alive // tonight // you wanna be on top // drink naked juice // drink svedka // drink // & call passages malibu // slip into this cotton robe // or wear silk // the fabric of our lives // it won’t let you down // smile for the judges // accept the final rose // shoot to kill // sparkle baby
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someone tell me which cigarette pairs with pb & mayo sandwiches // pairs best with which anal lube // i think i’ve seen this episode // it’s the one where they arrest that guy // & at the last minute find out he didn’t do it // & when they go to release him from jail // he’s hanged himself // or gotten stabbed // or something // point is // he dies // but is it still fun to watch // why isn’t there a barbie version of svu // the dreamhouse a precinct // have you experienced a traumatic event // do you have flashbacks or nightmares // are you cut off from others // my neighbor says through the wall // hope i have a daughter so i can pierce her ears gussy her up seal her in a clamshell // man who wheeled corpse down street charged with murder // if a guy in a parking lot handed you a pillowcase // & something inside it was flailing // you would either slog it to death against a jetta or
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why are there so many indiana jones movies // who watches them // should i watch them // will the nazis find the holy grail // does anyone actually order anything // from the shopping channels // i really want that orange oil cleaning spray // & that steamer vacuum // & that blender // & that face wash // that miracle wireless bamboo bra // i deserve it // i need it // o maury // tester of paternity // why won’t my teenage daughter behave // maybe she’s born with it // lock her up // & scare her straight // how many real housewives // are also watching real housewives right now // & what do they think // what kind of wine are they drinking // are they sad // are you one of the millions of americans suffering // from heart disease // have you or a loved one ever been diagnosed with bipolar disorder // have you tried vitamin e // hey kids // tobacco is bad // panera is good // which mermaid dress will the bride choose // what will her mother say // will she cry // how did that tiny woman pop out all those babies // which one grows up to be a molester // did they ever find that missing girl // & what’s the weather gonna be tomorrow // how many dogs were beaten today // please // tell me // how many children // in this st jude commercial // are already dead
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sally burnette is the author of two forthcoming chapbooks, Special Ultimate: Baby's Story: a Documentary (Ghost City Press, 2018) and laughing plastic (Broken Sleep Books, 2018). they are originally from North Carolina but currently live in Boston and read flash fiction for Split Lip Magazine. say hi via their website and/or Twitter.
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