Flavor Town USA Poetry: “The Bloated Whale & The Barfly” from THE DUST THAT SINGS by Alex Gregor

The Bloated Whale & The Barfly we was sittin along the bywater drinkin white wine spritzers,when a dead whale washed … More

Flavor Town USA Poetry: “The Animal Garden” from THE DUST THAT SINGS by Alex Gregor

The Animal Garden follow the bagpipes into the animal garden,where the poet sharpens his pencils& scratches flea dog with a … More

The Lowcountry Chef down on the banks of the Ocmulgee River,we ride that coal train to the steps of the … More

The Hourglasses when i carried my fiddle down to the river of silver,i paddled upstream through currents of molassestill i … More

Shiny Shiny When you live in a forest, there isn’t much to do but lie on your side and eat … More

Untitled(With Final Line from Roethke) An elegant and corpulent diner in Costco sweatsis dancing at this buffet—the way chopsticks can … More

Requiem: Fin Inn for M.T. Let’s debate ovals, acoustics, the moral virtues ofcurveballs. We’ll do it loud, live, staggering atopthe … More

Dangerous Soup Diner comment cards from The Wild Boar: “The soup’s the only thing I ever order because it’s the … More

Tabasco I repeatI was not named afterthat vinegary tincture you sluice upon your cackleberries You and I have not metbut … More

Cake Every Day Liam finds himself at a crossroads. His wife, Carla, has exiled him from their comfortable Iowa home, … More

We baked pearls made of denture material in a blueberry pie —Efferdent Commercial The first satisfaction is the fork breaking … More

After the Hot Dog Eating Contestfor Dean Young I too have to start with a bite out of the middle … More

On Eggs Scrambled poached over easy over medium over hard sunny side up hard boiled soft boiled screaming with tabasco … More

Friendship Noses The moment it’s worth it, I’ll eatthe pickled Brussels sprouts. —the moment I prefer the needleto fix the … More

Debt Are you hungry the way I used to be? When I was a culinary student, I was always hungry … More