I would live in perpetual darkness
Knowing you by touch alone—
A relief of scales, a
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Avra Margariti
Avra Margariti is a queer author and Pushcart-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Vastarien, Asimov's, Liminality, Arsenika, The Future Fire, Love Letters to Poe, Space and Time, Eye to the Telescope, and Glittership. Avra lives and studies in Athens, Greece. You can find Avra on twitter (@avramargariti).
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Only the Worms Know
Every morning when I wake up, I lean out my window to say hello to Mom. She doesn't reply, but that's okay. She never was a good listener, even before she was buried in our backyard.
My brothe
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Darkroom Liaisons
The poltergeists come,
one by one,
and they do not know
one another's faces,
only the
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Coping Mechanisms of the Supernatural Variety
Shall I tell you the story of the man
who loved playing his cello
and hated having to talk,
so
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I Would Have Known You Anywhere
How do immortals recognize
each other, you ask?
By our palimpsest of scars and wrinkles,
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Chaim's Golem
I got the idea from one of your old stories. Building golems out of river mud and whatnot. Except I didn't want a golem. I just wanted you back by my side.
Peddling clayware in the sweltering
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Curious Facts About Octopuses (And You and I)
1. Octopuses have nine brains.
Me? I wouldn't want so many organs with which to overthink and fly into hysterics. You always ran from those—took the car and left me alone for hours, sometimes
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Sites by the Ocean
There is a place by the ocean,
a burial site for flesh and steel
beasts
where mast meets
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