MIDNIGHT & INDIGO — JEANNINE A. COOK

I wrote this and then left it on the shelf for a while. Champions was recently pulled back out and published by Midnight & Indigo magazine. I appreciate their support and give them praise for my reawakening. Here’s an excerpt from Champions:

“Put one foot onto the toilet bowl. Try to pee in a steady stream overva short white stick. Pay careful attention not to oversaturate. Remember that you are not equipped with the proper aiming tools, so getting everything into the toilet will be a dance. Gag at the smell of your pee. Follow your teeth with your tongue. Taste the chalky film in your mouth. Throw the stick into the sink when you lose balance. Keep your underwear above your knees. Extend backwards for toilet paper and wipe the seat after finishing with yourself. Sit on the seat for a while.”

Read the full essay at Conversations With Harriett