Resolution of Memory
Image: “Unsatisfied Externals” by J. Stormer. “Resolution of Memory” was written by Sara Dallmayr for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, December 2022, and selected as the Editor’s Choice.
The Plumber’s Nightmare
It was supposed to be open,
but it’s shut. The handle says Hot,
but it’s cold.
Brentwood, April 3rd
for my twenty-fifth birthday I’d like to skydive
off vasco road they take people up
my dad did this once before I was
ever born; the hill opened up
his right knee.
Tenderness
The manager I’m shadowing tosses
five steaming slices of fresh cut prime rib
in the trash, as calmly as tech bosses
laying off 10,000 workers at a clip.
Love Letter to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill
The photos taken from helicopters are really quite beautiful …