Carl Boon lives in Izmir, Turkey, where he teaches courses in American literature at 9 Eylül University. His poems appear in dozens of magazines, including The Maine Review and Posit. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, Boon is currently editing a volume on food in American literature.
Nothing happened on December 26th until Charlene’s father arrived, a little drunk on bourbon, with 64 Crayolas, the Big Box she desired but never got. We’re gonna do things differently…