Flight of the Alacorn#2
December 10th, 2009 “Ocean sounds?” asks my girlfriend, looking like a princess in her polar bear sweatshirt and flannel pajama pants. Her laptop sits on her knees as her legs dangle from her bed and don’t quite touch the ground. “You don’t have to do this,” I say. “I can just go home.” “No you [...]
Flight of the Alacorn#1
By Kayla Layes December 6th, 2009 The first thing I see when I wake up is my girlfriend in Unicorn form. Mounted on her wall is the portrait in oil paints I commissioned for our two-month anniversary. The actual girl lies to the side of me lost in sleep. She’s gotten used to sleeping with [...]
Seeds of Doubt by Chris Benjamin
I have been asking talented Canadian writers to do guest posts on the blog about their 20s and Chris Benjamin is a particularly talented Canadian writer. Enjoy. The first seeds of doubt were planted when I found plastic bits scattered across my desk with the words “My Pooper-Scooper Prototype” label-markered down the shaft, which had [...]
Never Land: The Life of My Hispanic Rap Star Brother Josh Martinez
A small child dances awkwardly–legs too short for much in the way of swagger. Off to the right The Chicharones play the Portland Blazer’s half time show for thousands of screaming fans. This journey began when I was only a few years older than that dancing child and my brother showed Matthew me his [...]