Additionary
“Words can never empty their pockets.”
—James Joist
bassinet: return from a fishing trip with a baby
crochet: to use the same rejoinder many times
depict: the vanishing point of orchard ladders
frolic: the curved tip on soft-serve ice cream
gargle: to monster up in a mirror
kiss: to dream forward
ladybug: a small car suddenly sprouting wings
palaver: awakened by a dog in the face
refrigerator: night light in a suggestion box
tally: nothing seen above grass but the wagging
Daryl Scroggins lives in Marfa, Texas. He is the author of This Is Not the Way We Came In, a collection of flash fiction and a flash novel (Ravenna Press). His poems and fictions have recently appeared in Aji Magazine, Blink-Ink, MacQueen’s Quinterly, MoonPark Review, and Quarterly West, among others.One of his fictions has been included in Best Microfiction 2020.
See more of his work in 10.2 and 10.2 and 10.2 and 10.2 and 8.3 and 8.3 and 8.3 and 7.2 and 7.2 again and 6.2 and 6.2 and 6.2 again and in Special Flash issue 50/50 here and here