PROSE POETRY

MIKE WILSON
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HELLO?

I drank the Kool-Aid thought now would be the time to mention it having second thoughts but who doesn’t so you wonder as I take one small step into oblivion if I’m also making one giant leap for mankind protesting cruelty of the gods or planting a flag on the planet of insight or rescuing Our Lady’s kitten from the burning building no I just can’t get an agent and I’ll do anything to get God to read my book.

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Mike Wilson’s work has appeared in many magazines and in Mike’s book, Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic (Rabbit House Press). A second poetry collection (Before the Fall, Kelsay Books) and a debut novel (Food Court, Main Street Rag) are forthcoming in 2026. Mike lives in Lexington, Kentucky.