Dashboard Horus: A Bird's Eye View of the Universe

  Lynne Bronstein is the author of Nasty Girls (Four Feathers Press) and four other books of poetry. She has been published in magazines ranging from Playgirl to Chiron Review , from Lummox to anthologies in England, Ireland, Israel, Canada, and India. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies and has been read on National Public Radio. She also writes a column on Facebook and Substack called Show Biz Cats. Safety Exit You’re not going to believe this story. I am telling you that right now. I have been living it and I still can’t believe it. When we dream, our dreams seem real, so anything that happens that is not possible in real life seems like a kind of breakthrough. I have experienced this breakthrough and yet I pinch myself and I am indeed in the real world. I can’t offer any scientific explanation for why it is happening to me. Maybe there is something about computer screens, a special aura, or maybe there is an ability within some of us, a latent magic tha...

  Getting Off That Train         The Expo Line train turned north after stopping at USC. It rumbled along, full of passengers heading home from work or school or heading to work, depending on their schedules. There were elderly ladies with shopping carts and young men with dreadlocks holding phones that played hip-hop. A couple of old men were nodding out, slumping in their seats. A girl who may have been a student was burying her face in a book while another student was reading his Kindle one line at a time with his finger.     The train came to a stop. It was not the next station. No one said anything because trains often stopped for a minute or two for unknown reasons. But the train stayed still and silent for more than a couple of minutes.      “Not again,” said a young man. His friend nodded and remarked “Third time this week.”       People continued to do whatever they had been doing but there were a few murmurs. ...

  Lynne Bronstein is a veteran poet, fiction writer, and journalist. She has published five books, including Nasty Girls from Four Feathers Publishing. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in everything from Playgirl to Chiron Review , from underground newspapers to National Public Radio. She writes the column Show Biz Cats, seen on Facebook. She wants to return to Paris because she didn’t see all the museums last time around. Crayon Hotel Cher Hôtel Crayon, Merci pour le bon moment que j'avais à votre hôtel. J'ai oublié de retourner l'une de mes clés et la carte est jointe. Like Belle of Beauty and the Beast I am in a house where everything lives! The elevator is a small box, Perfumed, And when it stops at my floor A female voice Says “ Premiere Etage .” In my room there is a drawing Scrawled on the wall above my bed, Someone crouching In what seems to be an erotic pose. For my bath I am greeted by Moroccan fig soap New Zealand kiwi shampoo Brazilian pitanga condi...