Dr. Hurley’s Digest, Vol. II, Issues 39 & 40

Over the past couple of weeks, Dr. H has been gearing up for the holiday season, so we’ve featured new work at a slightly less brisk pace. Nonetheless, it is all wonderful stuff, so check out what you missed n the last two weeks below!


Monday – Fiction

Wednesday – Photography

Friday – Poetry

Monday – Poetry

Friday – Photography

We’ll be keeping you entertained for the next week or so, then taking a small holiday break, but stay tuned for full details.

 

Tears of Infidelity

The reluctance of your touch
was its beauty.
So careful not to break
your word.
But my world
refused to understand.
And quickly turned
your mind
over.
And out
in the darkness.
The fight took another flight.
One of fleshful answers.
Damning.
Damaging.
As these bruises fall
deeper.
It’s only their shadows
you can see
on my skin.

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A.J. Huffman is a poet and freelance writer in Daytona Beach, Florida.  She has previously published six collections of poetry, all available on Amazon.com.  She has also published her work in numerous national and international literary journals.  Most recently, she has accepted the position as editor for four online poetry journals for Kind of a Hurricane Press. Find more about A.J. Huffman, including additional information and links to her work on Facebook and Twitter.

Her other submissions to Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure can be found here

A Mirror of Psychopathic Inclinations

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touch these walls.
And knives spring free.
It’s a trap.
I’m sure.
I’m the one
who set it.
And yes,
I knew.
Mine
would be the first blood spilled.
But what better bait?
Your eyes
have craved
my death.
For years.

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A.J. Huffman is a poet and freelance writer in Daytona Beach, Florida.  She has previously published three collections of poetry: The Difference Between Shadows and Stars, Carrying Yesterday, and Cognitive Distortion.  She has also published her work in national and international literary journals such as Avon Literary Intelligencer, Writer’s Gazette, and The Penwood Review.  Find more about A.J. Huffman, including additional information and links to her work at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000191382454 and https://twitter.com/#!/poetess222

The Muddy Border of Forgiveness

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e walks like a truck.
Through my mind.
Through my body.
As if I were a road.
Punching holes as he goes.
And I crack so eagerly.
His desire only grows
deeper.
As he is running me
wider.
Hoping I will eventually swallow
his soul.

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A.J. Huffman is a poet and freelance writer in Daytona Beach, Florida.  She has previously published three collections of poetry: The Difference Between Shadows and Stars, Carrying Yesterday, and Cognitive Distortion.  She has also published her work in national and international literary journals such as Avon Literary Intelligencer, Writer’s Gazette, and The Penwood Review.  Find more about A.J. Huffman, including additional information and links to her work at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000191382454 and https://twitter.com/#!/poetess222

This is her first contribution to Snake-Oil Cure.