American Fair
The girl with no hands
has friends to hold
the cigarette to her mouth
It takes two to play a winner every time
Tank-topped hair-cropped
steel-eyed woman slings
blow-up purple AK47
He’s done it again he’s up there he’s got a prize
Man eats corn dog
T-shirt tells wife: I Can Hear You
Better With a Beer in My Hand
Baby bottle drinking contest sign up
All American Persian Fried
Falafal Dough Platter 100% Canola
You Want Ranch With That?
Look at the bounce on that skillet, come on Mable
Armed cop on midway
pink-handled scissors
holstered in pant leg pocket
Chainsaw carving fun for all ages
Welcome PFC Andrew
Parker Call Hillside
Trash 888-–7567 God Bless U
Yup, he had curly black hair but we ate ’im
I went to school with
Marge I’m Carlyle my
mother was Aileen
Stop asking me who your father was it was fair week
Pink tanktop trails
pink flipflops, blue lights
flash over the grassy lot
You must be thirty-six inches or accompanied by adult
published in The Minnesota Review, 2017
