Bio: John Dorroh (he/him) may have taught high school science for several decades. Whether he did is still being discussed. Three of his poems were nominated for Best of the Net. Hundreds more have appeared in journals such as Feral, River Heron, North Dakota Quarterly, Loch Raven Review, and Selcouth Station. He had two chapbooks published in 2022 – Swim at Your Risk and Personal Ad Poetry. He is a Southerner living in the Midwest.

"How's That for a Monday?"

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Today will be different.
No, really. It will be. I’m giving the day to whoever’s in charge & stepping out of the way. I will take Sanford on a walk & let him sniff & yank & pull me into his world. We will eat chicken salad sandwiches at the edge of the lake & drink ice-cold water from the blue thermos. II. The bed went unmade & no…