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William Stobb

Seeking Latino Star Wars Enthusiast—Must Love Dogs

Poetry by William Stobb

for Juan

My sleeping Bichon’s stomach’s making
Star Wars light saber fight scene sounds.
Zeeeeeyooowww.
If you’re like me you wonder:
is it because the dog (sometimes—despite
our best efforts) eats his own poop?
Or is the inside of my …

Failing Science

Poetry by William Stobb

The Pajama Queen and the In-law-terloper

Fiction by William Stobb

“There’s always so much going on,” she of the noon pajamas proclaims, and while it’s true we’ve flown in and surprised her, I’m looking at the situation—bookcase with vintage Hobbit and complete Robert Frost, grandkids’ annual pictures lined up on …

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Museum of the Soon to Depart

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