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in
the back of my brain
by J. J. Campbell
searching for the
words
some emotion that
describes the
moment
some desire tucked
deep
in the back of my
brain
cheating death
running out the
clock
on life
all my dreams have
been ruined before
i even got the
chance
to have them
another bleary
winter
day
the love of your
life
somewhere unknown
to you
rinse and repeat
does nothing
change
because i enjoy
the
madness or i don’t
deserve any better
than this
J.J.
Campbell (1976 –?) is old enough to know better. He's been widely published
over the years, most recently at Black Coffee Review, Synchronized
Chaos, The Black Shamrock, Horror Sleaze Trash, and The
Beatnik Cowboy. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog,
evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)
Cindy Rosmus originally hails
from the Ironbound section of
Newark, NJ, once voted the “unfriendliest city on the planet.” She talks like
Anybodys from West Side Story and everybody from Saturday Night Fever. Her
noir/horror/bizarro stories have been published in the coolest places, such
as Shotgun Honey; Megazine; Dark Dossier; The
Rye Whiskey Review, Under the Boardwalk, and Rock and a
Hard Place. She is the editor/art director of Yellow Mama and
the art director of Black Petals. She’s published seven collections
of short stories. Cindy is a Gemini, a Christian, and an animal
rights advocate. She has recently been branching out into photo
illustration, under the guidance and mentoring of Ann Marie Rhiel.
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