A Quiet Root

We comb through hundreds of literary magazines to bring you one stellar poem or flash fiction piece every weekday.

“I Watch My Neighbor Watch Porn Movies through The Kitchen Window” by Dorianne Laux

her husband stares at the screen
and takes a drink, looking up at the ceiling every once
in a while, his gaze almost wistful, as if listening
for angels, before lowering his head and going back
to his work.  What are the limits of marriage? The plot
is hilarious

Read it in Plume

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