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| Issue 15: | Sept. 2022 |
| Micro-Haibun: | 40 words |
By Kyle Hemmings
War Lords
We throw rocks at the soldiers. We, so tough. A pinch of nerve, a pint-size of giggle. We bite into our peanut butter & jelly sandwiches and break into a frenzy of running.
loose stitches
patterns of
unbecoming
Kyle Hemmings’
writing has been published in Sonic Boom, Deracine, Cherry Tree, and elsewhere. He loves ’60s garage bands and ’50s sci-fi movies. Find more of his poetry, plus flash fiction and photography, at his blog:
DogPunk & Psychedelic Stinky Cat
More on the Web: By, About, and Beyond
⚡ Freakbeat, microfiction by Hemmings in Issue 3 of MacQ (May 2020); subsequently selected for publication in The Best Small Fictions 2021 anthology
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