The Palimpsest Review - Volume 10

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Sarah Etter: “Concaves”

Marissa Molina: "The Day I Wasn’t There"

Andrew Timberlake-Newell: "Smokie"

Anthony Kocur: "To the Edge"

David Kim: "Young and Perverted"

Ryan Morini: "B – Movie Enthusiast"

Joe Giachero: "Whatever Came First"

Meghan Elliott: "Sound"

Veronika L Daddona: "Driver" and "Lamentia"

Ronell Smith: "The 1988 Holiday Barbie"

Charles Howells: "Bandwagon Patriots"

Andrew Noll: "Ten Feet Behind J.F.K."

Sarah E. Smith: "Autumn Skies"

Daniel Debiec: "A Morning in Missoula" and "into the rain"

Ryan Melling: "Hand in Hand"

Andraleen Zelonis: "Let’s Play"

Kevin Cope: "House Guest"

Becky Liscusky: "I Like Dogs and Frogs" and "You know the pan’s hot"

Amber Shinskie: "Scent of a Cherry Cigar"

Zachary Bricker: "Bedtime Story"

 

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Charles Howells – Berks

   Bandwagon Patriots

I remember when the smoke cleared,
Like a western town after a gunfight.
All that was left was emotion and
A barrage of primary colored stripes and stars,
Gracing tenements and automobiles.

Dutifully noted by the critic within
How tape was used to display our flag on glass,
Easily removed when the fervor fell and died,
So we could return to the norm,
Leaving only dirty, tattered, and torn symbols behind.