Featured poem: A Poet's Poem by Brenda Shaughnessy

Featured topics: eight definitions of the word fresh, Las Vegas slot machines, shitting your pants, peeing in the snow, being sick with nostalgia, Empanada Mama, cosmic karma, casinos, childhood summertime, and brothers.

Poem read with permission from the author

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