“Le Roi de la Porno” by Charles Rammelkamp
POETRY: “No doubt about it, a real moneymaker…. Of course it was going to burn.”
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POETRY: “No doubt about it, a real moneymaker…. Of course it was going to burn.”
Read More “Le Roi de la Porno” by Charles RammelkampPOETRY: “goading him to take his life, / Lola claimed it was free speech….”
Read More “Charged with Manslaughter in Her Boyfriend’s Suicide” by Charles RammelkampShe gave into temptation…. It was difficult for me to breath. The guy I bought my dope from when I was in grad school in Boston lived on the fourth floor of the brownstone where my Notes-from-Underground basement studio was. Ralph owned a Doberman Pinscher named Mahogany, a sleek, athletic-looking animal, always at Ralph’s heel, […]
Read More “Training” by Charles Rammelkamp“Feem nwah,” Larry muttered, as if uttering sacred words, his tone hushed, as though in a church – or in a movie theater. A lonely middle-aged guy who spent his evenings alone in the repertory cinemas in Coolidge Corner or Harvard Square, Larry fashioned a purpose from his hobby, a cult for one, conjuring metaphysics […]
Read More “Noir” by Charles Rammelkamp“I mean, I know her from the neighborhood,” the woman in the manager’s kiosk at the supermarket said to the lady on the other side of the counter. “But I don’t know know her.” I was loitering by the freezer with the weekly frozen food deals. Stouffer’s Frozen French Bread Pizza, Healthy Choice Grilled […]
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