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.