David VelozDear Oskar McTrippin’ Veloz,I have recently been made aware by my associates Mssrs. Crumb and Bumblewicz that you of all people have turned — of all things! —…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
David VelozIn the hottest bar in Wisconsin the singer sings about blind white panic and crystalline faces…In the morning, the red crows bang into high-water pylons and fold back into the sky. The pines are deep in snow, but they don’t know it…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
David VelozThis AfternoonI kicked you out. You packed up and fell asleep on our bed, tickle porn spilling out of boxes across your hips. An echelon of shiva beads…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
David VelozEggsThis morning I chose YouTube over poetry — cooking videos mostly, and specifically the folded Japanese omelette called tamagoyaki.Mar 17, 20211Mar 17, 20211
David VelozSatisfiedI came here for a reckoning, so I took a seat by the window. At the counter, two women were sharing a bowl of beef bourguignon. They looked…Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
David VelozSUNLANDAt twelve he was already taller than some boys in high school, with his stringy arms and long hair that made him look older.Apr 24, 20201Apr 24, 20201
David VelozFor Noah, On Being Twenty-NineInstead of candles, cake, and paper hats (which, let’s be real, would have been better) I thought I’d walk you down a funny path, (also…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
David VelozOne And OnlyTom and Nessa came to my place not last night but a few nights before and right off the bat Nessa got under my skin acting like it was the…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
David VelozBuddyI would never name a dog Buddy. It plays against all my instincts. It’s too friendly — like an open-palm wave or a toothy smile — and it’s…Oct 21, 2019Oct 21, 2019