Paper Thin

Prometheus Dreaming (Online) January 2020

He knew all there was to know
about her. She knew all she
needed to know. There was paper
on the walls between them,
but the walls themselves
did not exist.

On Friday she came by
to borrow a little hot sauce.
She knew he had plenty.
He gave it to her.
He gave it to her good.

She came again on Saturday.
The whole building heard it.

Write What You Know

50-Word Stories (online) January 2020

Write what you know, they say
so he writes the first draft
of the fog and gravel of Route 16
all the way to work at sunrise.

Before the sun goes down
he’s revised the revised revision
until all he really thinks he knows
is what he says he’s written.