"The rain doesn’t want you to dawdle at the end of the workday. The rain is your bully. It will piss in your Cheerios. It has one mission—purge the streets." @JohannahWritesmrbullbull.com/newbull/flash…
ALT October 7, 2026
HaiCubicles
Johannah Simon
copy room kink is
my soft flesh firmly fastened
by the stapler’s maw
bitch-ass ice machine
she’s frigid, gelid, aloof
yet melts on my tongue
desk near the air vent
proximity is power
I own the weather
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Thanks to @MicromanceMag and @larotondereview for including my piece on the darker obsessive side of Del Amitri’s mid-90s banger, Roll to Me in this lovely anthology of playlist inspired work 🎶
Attended the Phi Beta Kappa Chicago indie publishing event at the Art Institute. Met a bunch of local publishers and lit mags. Also got to fan-girl my fav zine expert, @CabooseZine. Snuck a pic of the Chagall Windows 💙
Wanted to shoutout the incredible editorial team at @UnderbellyPress for the love and care they show in editing and partnering with writers. The feedback on what works and what needs refining is invaluable🫶
WiFi is out… only streaming we can access is hoopla… which is how we ended up watching Master (not MasterS) of the Universe. It’s terrible- not in a good way.
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