Category: writing
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Queen Of Badgers
A chapbook of poems and letters inspired by the life of notorious swindler and thief, Chicago May. The title is one she earned for developing her own highly lucrative version of the Badger Game, a well-known blackmail scheme of its day. May was unconventional, unlikable, independent and bold. The path…
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A Dog, At Last
“Bring out Sophie.” the woman at the front desk calls into the crackly walkie-talkie. While I wait, I read the bulletin board ads for dog walkers and browse the basket of homemade dog cookies. The attendant carries her in. The dog wriggling frantically, eyes wide, tongue out straining to…
katia porter 