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! —…2 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 17, 2021----
David VelozEggsThis morning I chose YouTube over poetry — cooking videos mostly, and specifically the folded Japanese omelette called tamagoyaki.1 min read·Mar 17, 2021--1--1
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…2 min read·Apr 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.3 min read·Apr 24, 2020----
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…2 min read·Mar 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…19 min read·Feb 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…26 min read·Oct 21, 2019----