Felony

the little old German woman was arrested

for noodling her kazoo while spinning

around and around and around and around and around

Trains

listening to the train reminds me of when I heard the train and then the owl talking to the train and then just the train and then nothing

Untitled

It’s fine to stop writing poetry and just think

weird stuff to yourself like “human root beer”

Ending to “The Shenandoah Balloon,” One of the Best Novels You’ve Ever Read

The sidewalk was covered in glittering sugar masks. So, that’s that Raymond thought. The candy shop was closed. He reached through the broken glass and removed a wafer of light. Raymond noticed a drop of blood on his fingertip. He licked it off. There was still time to see the kangaroo rats and feed Milly one last jackfruit.





Mike Andrelczyk is the author of five collections of poetry including Tennis Leg and !!!. His first novel Submarines is slated for publication with Malarkey in the summer.

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