Some tastes were never
meant for space, but
they burned so hot,
so bright, that he needed
glasses worn backwards
to shield against the glare
from Flavortown to infinity.
Mike Kiggins lives and teaches in Nashville, Tennessee. His fiction has appeared in The Citron Review, A&U Magazine, and Monkeybicycle, among others. More of his writing can be found at www.heavytomorrow.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @heavytomorrow.