by Junpei Tarashi | Jan 2, 2023 | 2022 July
He spoke until the year the word...
by Junpei Tarashi | Oct 27, 2022 | 2022 October, Poetry
Sometimes it’s really easy. The sun is yellow and then pink. The heart beats a little harder for you. There has never been anyone else who has made me feel like this – like my belly has a reason to be full. It’s really easy, really. The poem means what it says....
by Junpei Tarashi | Sep 7, 2022 | 2022 August, Poetry
Thou are not , mine ass — without buttress — worthy of praises high ; miracle sublime ! What trick is this ? Molded between those fibers , black – jean , glory transpires ; ass trod out , and shock the world : juicilicious , taut , marble ! Who...
by Junpei Tarashi | Sep 7, 2022 | 2022 September, Flash Fiction
To become an altar boy he had to satisfy a list of tasks and conditions; it was like earning a merit badge. Gary wished it was more like Boy Scouts, with ranks laid out within the altar boy organization that he could steadily ascend until he reached the summit and...
by Junpei Tarashi | Sep 7, 2022 | 2022 August, Flash Fiction
The day Phillip had been nominated for the most promising new lecturer in Economics, Marketing or Related Disciplines, Carol had not come to his door. The day he’d learned about the distinction for his MA, Carol had not come to his door. And the day he got the, in her...
