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Straitjackets Magazine
Spring 2023


EDITOR'S DESK
Spring 2023
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MY TEN FAVORITE BOOKS
Favorite is a subjective term. My favorites change with my mood and the weather. One day, my favorite could be lasagna and the next days...
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ARE YOU RETIRED OR EXPIRED?
Thanks to the guild
An excuse at times
To meet other writers
And write silly rhymes
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EARLY SPRING HAIKU
Snow-covered ground thaws
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WORDS AT NIGHT
No matter that I fret and strain,
The golden words have fled my brain.
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THE POND
web-footed monks on pondlily altars sit
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IF PHILIA WAS A DAY
This is where I find you, in the morning air
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TEN HUSBANDS (excerpt from "Dating 'n Mating")
My husband, the First
Oh, he was the worst
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HOPI
She was a loner, often standing in a corner by herself instead of mingling with the herd.
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EVERYWHERE IS DIFFERENT. EVERYWHERE IS THE SAME
The experience of travel is more than being there
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GARDEN QUEEN
When I was just a figurine I’d dream I’d be the Garden Queen
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A DAY OF THANKS
The boat slammed deep inside one giant wave, then exploded to the top of the next one.
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BREADCRUMBS
What kind of breadcrumbs would you like to leave for your children
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LOVE AT DODGER STADIUM
Like in film noir, a chic woman in chic sunglasses
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF DANCE: A COWBOY POEM
The mare continues to two-step,
A swish. A sashay
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CENTRIFUGAL FORCE
Galloping, galloping everywhere, Making a racetrack out of mid-air.
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REASON ENOUGH
… there is neither sweet nor sour
To tempt me now.
Only daily bread.
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COMMITTEE TEN
Nothing seems out of the ordinary until a gunmetal gray limo pulls to a stop directly in front of him
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