A Suburban Edgelord...
/… lost youth sat in a darkened room
before flat screens in suburban homes.
Anti-flag posters are stuck to beige
walls as his lips drift…
By Andy Cooper
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Darlena: Bounty Hunter Material
/…came to town, hung the sheriff in the town square, and called for the mayor. She entered the saloon, removed her coat, and took a seat. A bartender went to his feet to serve Darlena a frosty fountain mug with foam bubbling over the…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreCollective Embarrassment
/…chyron flashes breaking
news—more bombs fall in time for autumn.
An anchor counts the dead
among the living for sound…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreEddie’s September Score
/… shadows lingered a little longer than the month before, casting a cool, comforting shade over the world. When Eddie was out and about, crisp gold and brown leaves crunched under his feet, releasing a rich, earthy scent that signaled...
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreMiscarriage Of Inconvenience
/… paid for change with pain
over every word I prayed
for Leah, my wife,
but she strode out the …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreFrom Coffee Talks…
/…sat at the pine kitchen table. I sipped warm mocha coffee while she babysat Coke over rum. The morning light slowly seeped through the large, streakless window in the living…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreTimeless Love…
/…to forget who you
are so you can see me the way
I see you—an angel, nothing less,
and everything worth …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreA Deadly Famine...
/… no older than five,
remained unaffected by the heavy
shelling of the buildings.
The girl used to scream …
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreBombs For Profit
/…regret to report that an airstrike
reduced a Syrian church to rubble
and ash after a laser-guided bomb
missed its target…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreThe Cost of War...
/… you swore you could
make a difference in a war zone.
You sat in a lakeside coffee shop,
drinking coffee and eating…
By Andy Cooper
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