February 2022 – Your Fire Magazine

Bars by Michael Brownstein

His cage, rusted orange, colored his skin, tattooed his mind. Bio and Image: Michael H. Brownstein has had his work

Bio and Image: Beverly M. Collins: Author of, Quiet Observations and Mud in Magic. Also in California Quarterly, Poetry Speaks!

My eyes green are 2 glass windows into the past. I keep the blinds pulled down tight. Carnal knowledge is

Take micro doses Psilocybin (blue bottle “Pills” near window sill), post son Drops kids at Adventure Camp, We’ll drop our own

The lift doors jammed, an echoed snap came from above.

Why is why, Sarah asked, when where is who? Bio and Image: Michael H. Brownstein has had his work appear

Now, the descent: 29000 feet on the same two crutches. Bio and Image: Victor Nandi is a Lead Content Developer

Bio and Image: Ann Privateer is a poet, artist, and photographer. Some of her recent work has appeared in Third

Deep in my couch of magnetic dust, I am a bearded old man. I pull out my last bundle of

lying on your side on a mattress, rough bedsheets, thinking of work and of falling asleep. boats, moored and