“my son, welcome.” “wait. where am I?” “you’re dead.” “and you’re god?” “yes.” “really?” “yes” “really?!” “yes! I’m god.” “but you’re wearing the robes and everything. don’t you think that’s a little hacky?” “no. It’s what i’ve always worn.” “so, you’re really a dude who lives on a cloud …in robes …with a long beard?” [...]

look at this dude. this is the guy that slapped another woman’s child in an atlanta walmart. he walked up to her while the child was crying and said, “if you don’t shut that kid up, then i will.” then a couple minutes later, he did. i don’t know why she didn’t believe him. look [...]

Goodnight, sleep tight
your teeth are made of peanuts
you live inside
a walrus named Athena

Curl up your eyes
and blend into the future
you work for bees
who never say real nice things
they sting your brain
and lead you into nightmares

Stab the bees
with daggers made of armpits
and watch their blood
turn into a tugboat

Now you’re free
to walk into the queen’s nest
and steal [...]

…found jani tapping her fingers. not because she wanted to, or was nervous. she simply thought it might make her look more interesting. toddi looked across the table with cheeks puffed (she always looked ridiculous when she smoked. the act made jani think of a child trying to hold their breath and then failing terribly) [...]