Alexandra : Writing

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

Take Your Daughter to Work Day

A Poem by Alexandra


She kneels in the garden and yanks up the weeds one, by one, by one, by one she stands up to wipe the sweat from her face in the sun, h..
Never Kill a Writer

Never Kill a Writer

A Poem by Alexandra


The knife gleamed in the moonlight.If you didn't know better, it could be mistaken for a shimmering jewel,A precious treasure being offered to his lad..
Utter Nonesense

Utter Nonesense

A Poem by Alexandra


The burger looks scrumptious and you want to buy that hat Solution: get both and you’ll be poor and be fat!The fat girls complain they’r..
The Matchmaker's Sister

The Matchmaker's Sister

A Story by Alexandra


Besides her ruining my first date, the fight she caused on our grandparent’s thirtieth anniversary helped us to notice something was really wron..
Neo Cassandra

Neo Cassandra

A Poem by Alexandra


I have a gift.I am haunted by spirits of what could be.I look into the smile of a woman in her primeand see the flesh drip off her cracking bones.Ever..
Panic Judgment

Panic Judgment

A Poem by Alexandra


What is so divorcing about illogical fears?I mean really they are shared by all the room hereCuz’ you can spend time and dollars on someone else..
Turpendium

Turpendium

A Story by Alexandra


After years of searching, we found it. The solution. The miracle. The cure to our most calamitous afflictions. The drug. We called it Turpendium. Like..
W.U.I.

W.U.I.

A Poem by Alexandra


I meant to write another poem today, and this just documents my extreme frustration...with some memories of summer at my Nana's thrown in for some rea..