RICHIE SMITH
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Dreams from the Pandemic: A Weird Paralympics
she begins her routine: an Esther Williams inspired back stroke combined with a sort of twenty five yard strut—the kind of walk old people do in a pool and consider exercise.
ALCAPA diagnosed by an Alpaca
It was Zack Acker who diagnosed Sacker Packer with ALCAPA after he was spit on by the alpaca.
The Saddest Park
emptiness sings with their happiness
Graft vs Host
But I couldn’t stop thinking about my donor’s girlfriend and soon I began to feel guilty. Guilt was probably something I inherited from the Jewish heart.
Paco and I
Opposites attract. We lasted four years together, bonded over bong hits and Pink Floyd
Emile Hates Email
He has a flip phone anyway, and no thumbs.
My Mother Reminds Me of Anne Frank
Anne’s cold soup and stale bread. My mother’s weak tea and Escort Crackers
Madame Earthquake
Every time she dials clockwise there’s more screaming.
A Strange Kind of Swim
How can we swim in two feet of water? Or with such narrow lanes separated by painful rusty wrought iron dividers.
Greenport
sometimes I hear the wind, or remember it rustling
© Richie Smith
© Richie Smith