6.03.2008

Breakups

by Noel Sloboda
60 words



Kevin found the best way to deal with being dumped was with rocks. Heʼd paint his ex-girlfriendʼs face on one as soon as they parted ways.

In his vegetable garden, Kevin had a great collection of stony faces heʼd once kissed. All the brightly colored lips, forever puckered up, helped keep away the blues and the squirrels, especially in winter.






Noel Sloboda lives in Pennsylvania, where he serves as dramaturg for the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival and teaches at Penn State York. His writing has appeared in venues based in the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. Look for recent work in Chronogram, Vulcan, Keyhole Magazine, bottle rockets, Gentle Strength Quarterly, Poems Niederngasse, and Pen Pusher. He is also busy with a collection forthcoming from sunnyoutside.

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