Unlikely 2.0


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Editors' Notes

Maria Damon and Michelle Greenblatt
Jim Leftwich and Michelle Greenblatt
Sheila E. Murphy and Michelle Greenblatt

A Visual Conversation on Michelle Greenblatt's ASHES AND SEEDS with Stephen Harrison, Monika Mori | MOO, Jonathan Penton and Michelle Greenblatt

Letters for Michelle: with work by Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, Jeffrey Side, Larry Goodell, mark hartenbach, Charles J. Butler, Alexandria Bryan and Brian Kovich

Visual Poetry by Reed Altemus
Poetry by Glen Armstrong
Poetry by Lana Bella
A Eulogic Poem by John M. Bennett
Elegic Poetry by John M. Bennett
Poetry by Wendy Taylor Carlisle
A Eulogy by Vincent A. Cellucci
Poetry by Vincent A. Cellucci
Poetry by Joel Chace
A Spoken Word Poem and Visual Art by K.R. Copeland
A Eulogy by Alan Fyfe
Poetry by Win Harms
Poetry by Carolyn Hembree
Poetry by Cindy Hochman
A Eulogy by Steffen Horstmann
A Eulogic Poem by Dylan Krieger
An Elegic Poem by Dylan Krieger
Visual Art by Donna Kuhn
Poetry by Louise Landes Levi
Poetry by Jim Lineberger
Poetry by Dennis Mahagin
Poetry by Peter Marra
A Eulogy by Frankie Metro
A Song by Alexis Moon and Jonathan Penton
Poetry by Jay Passer
A Eulogy by Jonathan Penton
Visual Poetry by Anne Elezabeth Pluto and Bryson Dean-Gauthier
Visual Art by Marthe Reed
A Eulogy by Gabriel Ricard
Poetry by Alison Ross
A Short Movie by Bernd Sauermann
Poetry by Christopher Shipman
A Spoken Word Poem by Larissa Shmailo
A Eulogic Poem by Jay Sizemore
Elegic Poetry by Jay Sizemore
Poetry by Felino A. Soriano
Visual Art by Jamie Stoneman
Poetry by Ray Succre
Poetry by Yuriy Tarnawsky
A Song by Marc Vincenz


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Two Poems by Shane Allison

The Nerve of Some People

After he made me come,
after he got me off,
choked my chicken,
and i shot my load,
He said, "Come on, man, clean up your mess."
I laughed, finished getting dressed and said,
"You clean it up. You were the one who made me come."




Puppy,

He's got another thing coming
if he thinks I'm gonna follow him around
like I'm some kind of lost puppy
dog. He's really
not that cute. I thought he was in New York
by now. I knew he couldn't stop.

When you start, you can't stop
doing it. He said, I'm not coming
here anymore. Like New York
is going to be any different. It was around
three-ish when I saw him. I mean, really,
don't you have any kind of self-respect? He's my puppy.

Yeah, that's what he is. My cute, puppy
blondie-boy. Who doesn't know how to stop.
Seeing a psycologist about it really
isn't going to do him any good. I was coming
here about as often as he comes now. Hanging around
all day, waiting for them. I moved to New York,

and started doing the same thing. In New York,
it's so much better, cuz there are more blondie-boy puppies
to choose from. I gotta tell ya', I had my share. I got around
nicely for a southern boy. I mean it was just non-stop
action all day, everyday. They were coming
from miles around. So much so, I had to say no, really.

Not much has changed around here, really
since I picked up and left New York.
It's not like I wanted to leave. Coming
back here was the last thing I wanted, but I met this puppy
of a twink, and ended up falling for him. Stop
laughing. I know it's hard to believe. I stopped messing around,

and got serious. You should do the same. Quit fooling around,
man, and get your act together. Do you really,
and honestly believe that you're gonna find love here? Stop
selling yourself short. You're a great guy. Those New York
boys ain't got nothin' on you. You can't be a puppy
if you want to run with the big dogs. I might be coming

for a visit. Around April or May, really.Which reminds me.
I need to stop in Lerner's New York to get my mom
that sweater with the puppy on it. Her birthday is coming up. Take care, love, S.


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Shane Allison is the author of five chapbooks of poetry, I Want to Fuck a Redneck being his most recent from Scintillating Publications. He has had poems published in Suspect Thoughts, Velvet Mafia, Mississippi Review, Best Black Gay Erotica and others. He has work coming forth in Best Gay Erotica 2007.