Author: Zachary Kluckman

Fight Dirty

Issue 1 | Fall 2017 |

  Exhaust becomes solid in winter, carbon dating exposed skin. A boy counts the skyfall, recognizes time as a layer of skin, an onion peel -ed clean by each fight, each shower after. Under water he will stretch his arms as far as breath, feel the warmth tease his finger-pads. Remember older boys, cigarette-lipped kids, …