Before I Came Out Pastor Clack fitted me for a roomy chastity belt, so big that it held our church, my school and neighborhood. This belt hurt when I tried to move. One day, near the end of junior year, it just popped off. I left it … [Read more...]
Poems by Kenneth Pobo
JEFF, JERRY, & THE LAP Jerry says, “The chance of winning the lottery is one in a billion. Decent odds!” Jeff buys tickets, displays them on the mantle. They both pray, believing there’s a one in a billion chance that God hears or cares, … [Read more...]
Yankees in Fairyland: A Review of Take Me Out, by Richard Greenberg
Richard Greenberg’s play Take Me Out is as much about the role of the athlete, particularly the baseball “star,” as it is about what makes a team function—and what threatens the unity of a team. The play confronts the disturbing truth that baseball has … [Read more...]