Category Archives: Micros

  1. Rocks

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Andrew Stancek   Ellen and I listen to rocks. I pick up a sparkly hunk of mica, caress it …
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  2. Notes on the Micros

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    Out here in our beloved Western city, it was a hard year to grow anything. Our apartment’s patio was hopeful …
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  3. Taxonomy of Shields

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Erin Murphy   Plastic eyepatch after cataract surgery. Burglar alarms, pepper spray, air bags. Antibacterial wipes, vitamins, a seat …
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  4. My girlfriend asks if I watch porn

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer A. Howard   My girlfriend asks if I watch porn and I tell her how sometimes a wide …
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  5. Fellow Traveler

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Will Cordeiro   I’m a sad shadow that’s strayed from whatever cast it. I sit on the dock. A …
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  6. Men Do Cry

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Janet Jiahui Wu   Father had a bypass surgery. The arteries to his heart were as congested as his …
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  7. Ghosting

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Aimee Parkison   Lately, I keep remembering when we were young and poor. Lately, I keep reminding myself it …
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  8. Sir Isaac Newton’s ROYGBIV

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Sierra Nelson   In the sluice and slurry of a rainbow, blurry colors red to violet don’t neatly divide. …
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  9. Taxonomy of Quests

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Erin Murphy   Quixote charging vicious windmills. Prince Charming and his glass slipper  mission. A widower sweeping the beach  …
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  10. Ebbtide and Floodtide

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    June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Will Cordeiro   Waves somersault and scintilla. Gulls hover, swivel, and shriek, like stardust lost in a void. I …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025