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Matt Gold is based in Brooklyn, NY, where he divides his time between music and photography. Gold’s work has been featured in numerous publications and journals. Most recently, he collaborated with Jones Soda, for their PRIDE 2023 campaign.

Effect Mandela

by Sandra Hosking

The bears in the books are not steinsbutstains.
Mandela did not die in prison.
The queen did not say mirror, mirror, though she was evil.
Colombia is not directly under California as the map suggested.
Life isn’t like a box of chocolates, but it was.
The wife inAmerican Gothiclooked at me. I swear it.
And I didn’t find my father in the shower
on a Wednesday afternoon and hear a woman’s voice, please.

 
 
 

Author's Bio:

Sandra Hosking is a Pushcart-nominated poet, playwright, and photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared inRed Ogre Review, The Elevation Review, Havik, Black Lion Review,and more. Her chapbook,Nature of Forces, is forthcoming from Dancing Girl Press. She holds M.F.A. degrees in theatre and creative writing.