Sari Krosinsky writes about the mundane in mythology and the sublime (and sublimely awful) in the ordinary. Her first full-length book, god-chaser, is available from CW Books. She co-authored a chapbook, Yossele: a tale in poems, with Robert Arthur Reeves. She was the founding editor of Fickle Muses, an online journal of mythic poetry and fiction. She received a B.A. in religious studies and M.A. in creative writing from the University of New Mexico. She lives in Albuquerque, N.M., with her partner and cat.
I held the glass suspended
between fingertips,
as firm a grip as any lover’s
thighs. My world churned
with the alcohol, as volatile
when exposed to air.
It was the first bar we passed
when we left the park.
“This must be where all the white
people go,” you said
as we canvassed the dim
in search of stools...
25. August 2013
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