Femmestuary | Alexandra Gilliam

Born at the foot of the Alamo and raised in New Orleans, Alexandra earned her MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts. She is the author of chapbook “Femmesturary” (dancing girl press, 2016). She is currently living, teaching, and writing in Taipei, Taiwan.  (Author Photo by Julia Kao)        PONTCHARTRAINFlesh milk hold me under just long enough cover my earssing the national anthem soft knees break waterwhite linen watch the sky breathe stars—submerged eyes Spritz mother’s perfume over her carpet bathroomrun through it