something was amiss. small tremors sifted sandy soil. trees took on a slight tilt, listed. flowers withered in their beds. the dog gave up barking. I lost my job. at first, I was speechless, then garrulous: speech spotted with dangling prepositions meaningless elisions and contractions punctuated by perseveration and Tourette’s. my wife came […]
John Davis
John M. Davis lives in Visalia, California. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including The Comstock Review, Gyroscope, Descant (Canada) Curating Alexandria, Reunion: The Dallas Review, and Bloodroot Literary Magazine, among others. "The Mojave," his most recent chapbook, was published by the Dallas Community Poets.