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Sherry Mayle

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Zen Lyrics for the Carhartt Guru (2025)

Zen Lyrics for the Carhartt Guru (2025)

Zen Lyrics for the Carhartt Guru (2025)

Close-up of a Carhartt logo patch on a dark fabric.

Fractured Lit

 My dad wants buried in Carhartt overalls.  "Leave a clawhammer in the pocket.” He pats his jeans. “If you’re wrong, I’ll dig my way out.” 


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Ghost Sweat

Zen Lyrics for the Carhartt Guru (2025)

Zen Lyrics for the Carhartt Guru (2025)

Surreal portrait with blue clouds obscuring the eyes.

The Razor Magazine

My dead mom patrols the hall outside my girlfriend's condo. 



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CREATIVE Nonfiction

How Weed Delivery Helped Me Come Out to Mom

I Faked Epilepsy as a Child to Get Attention

 The Bold Italic

When I was in high school, Mom picked me up from school two hours early for being gay. 

I Faked Epilepsy as a Child to Get Attention

I Faked Epilepsy as a Child to Get Attention

epilepsy-header credit: narrative.ly

Narratively
At the neurologist’s office, I ran to the bathroom and pretended to have a seizure. 

Black Ops For Jesus

Black Ops For Jesus

The Rumpus

Mom had a habit of referring to everyone, even her own children, as sons of bitches

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