11Why She Swallows Dirty Hearts » I look at Darla's body. Her chubby feet, unshaven shins, meaty thighs, the dark hairs peeking from the mesh holes of her panties, the little cave in her skin below her belly, and then the beginnings of a swell. A novel.

6 Diamondback You got the devil on you, boy," said the bartender, his eyes bloodshot. "That's what those snakes is. Satan wrapping his taloned hands around your neck."

7 Cover Girl I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. And now...I'm kind of seeing her for who she is.

1 Atomic Test Site An old poem, but a goodie. Posting my youngARTS portfolio.

5 V My take on Virginia Woolf's suicide. All italicized lines are from her actual suicide note, except for those posing as dialogue.

3 Emigrar They disappear in the dry Rio Grande, where even bones evaporate.

3 Giantess My body hates its size.

2 Doorway When we got married, I promised I would be happy for her if she left me for love. I promised, but I can't be. But I'm letting her leave, and that has to be enough.

2 Shame Faced Fear This is a confession of my own shame-faced contribution to the world's problems, and I hope that anyone who reads it will reflect on their own instances of fear not of a person, but of a people, which is a generalization a peaceful world cannot afford.

10 Confessions at 2 AM on Mother's Day Mature Content. It's not graphic, but it is about child molestation, so if this makes you uncomfortable please don't read it. A narrative essay describing something that happened to be when I was six years old.