Some kind of hardcore warrior sister.

WARRIOR SISTER BY MEG TUITE 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 13

She could say or do anything and no one broke her down. Not even our dad, and I was scared shitless of him. She stood up to him like some kind of hardcore warrior and I swear I could almost see a black cape flung across her back with her hands on her hips.

They were literary personae,

important men of letters.

BALABANIS TAILOR BY ALEXANDER J MOTYL  34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 13

The names on the plaques—
embossed, in bronze, and glossy,
and placed prominently to the left
and to the right of the entrance,
and declaring proudly to the world or,
in any case, to anyone who can
afford Hotel Chelsea room rates
that they were literary personae,
important men of letters.

Two suitcases, a seven year old boy, and a theory of my own sensibility.

SONTAG BY MARINA REID WEISS 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 13

There I am: Duchamp’s mustachioed Mona Lisa, The Importance of Being Earnest, $70 in wrinkled bills, two suitcases, a seven year old boy, and a theory of my own sensibility. I will now make bouillon out of soup.

Sometimes it’s the stuff that looks weak that’s strongest.