Scott C. Holstad 

cracking nightly

she wore a face
that cracked
and broke
when forced to
leave the hidden
light she loved.
bright nighttime
glows wreaked 
wonder to her eyes,
eyeing constant death
obsessive attractions
little
            greens
            reds
            yellows
            pinks
            teals
mixed up just so much
resulting
bombed out flesh
welcoming
all callers
gangly hipsters
beaten pussycats
hands pumping
love sold easy
back arched
molten pilled out
legs splayed
entombed 
in 
forgotten splendors

Damion Hamilton

Light Me Up

I hate cigs,
but the way she lit it
in the frosty winter night 

It must have been November
or December 

And I remember you shivering
in the parking garage of the casino 

And you so were cinematic in your black coat,
dyed blonde hair, like a movie star from the 40s

I just wanted to put my arm around you
and kiss you right then

But we had just met,
and I hated cigarettes, the smell

But looking into your eyes
and hearing your Filipina accent
and laugh meant so much for me

Were you married or not?

They said you were married 
but you said you were not

You were a mystery 

And I became enamored at the end
of a cigarette that night

And I knew I would walk through
gunfires and hurricanes
to hold your hand and to kiss you

At this late age, at 43,
I had given up on
love and torment 

Yet there you were, beckoning, 
and I was hooked for a time

Laura Shell

The Scratching

There she is. Scratching at the wound on her left arm. She doesn’t remember how she got it. But it’s there. Circular. The size of a dime. An abrasion. But she makes it worse with the scratching. 

She scratches until it bleeds, and she gets blood beneath her fingernails, half-moons of crimson, which dry and flake away, ruining her pristine pedicure.

Sometimes she presses a paper towel against the bloody imperfection in her otherwise smooth skin. The bleeding subsides, just taking a break, until she gets the urge to scratch again. 

Sometimes she scrutinizes the blotches of red that permeate the paper towel. She rips away one of the stains, puts it in her mouth, sucks on it, rolls it into a ball with her tongue, and swallows it.

Her motivation for doing this eludes her. 

Scratching, scratching, scratching. 

There are streaks of blood up and down her arm now, looking like war paint. She presses a blemished fingernail into the center of the wound, watches the blood pool up like a red bubble of mercury. 

She licks it away, grits her teeth against the sting in her skin.

Maybe she’s gone too far.

George Gad Economou

Once In A Lifetime

we pushed each other to our limits
while we got high on everything we could get our hands on:
blow, junk, ice, rock, pot, PCP, acid, uppers and downers,
we took them all and created lethal mixes that for the longest
time expanded our souls, and strengthened our love.
it was during a PCP night we truly fell in love; when we knew
we were meant to be together, that that night at the bar we met
under the Purple Rain was the only time destiny worked in our favor.
crazy nights at the bar, driving poor Jim crazy with our fights and our kisses,
our drunken eruptions and inebriated reconciliations.
he always welcomed us back, often with a beer and a shot of bourbon on the house,
and we kept on returning, while we also roamed the streets,
haunting the dark alleys and the places no sane person would ever visit.
down by the port we’d smoke pot, looking at the stacks of containers
and large vessels that were traversing the world.
smoking crack and drinking tequila at the beach near my apartment,
dead of the night and we’d make love under the blue moon.
sitting on my blue foldout couch, chugging beer and hurling the bottles at the wall,
laughing at the colorful sharp waterfalls covering the floor.
we’d fuck all over the apartment, leaving no surface untouched.
we’d fight and scream at each other, especially when high on different
substances and the effects conflicted.
we’d lay in bed, shooting black-tar heroin and enjoying
our trips to flaming meadows; even though we were
in different universes, we could feel each other as
we chased monstrous dragons and fought nightmares.
we battled ferocious hangovers and excruciating crashes;
she’d go to work, I’d go to my language lessons and cut blow on the side.
we were suffering but knowing we had each other, knowing the night
would be wild, kept us alive and going. we pushed each other to the limits
but we also pushed each other forth; she’s the reason I kept on writing.
she brought the best in me, even if I was opium-laced; I still hope I
managed to do the same to her.
the fateful night she embarked on her long journey to other realms still
remains imprinted on my mind; I was nodding off when it
happened, but finding her lifeless next to me, her 
head resting on my shoulder is the image that haunts 
my rare sober moments. her smile remains
vivid in my memory, and no matter how many women I’ve met since,
none has ever come close to replacing her. how could they, after all?
my Emily was unique, no replacement shall ever be found.
I’ve looked everywhere; in nightclubs, in dive bars, in sleazy motels, 
and in dirty strip joints. I’ve searched in workplaces and supermarkets
and the train and everywhere.
never before, never again. she’s gone, I’m drinking
her away for the fifth thousandth night in a row, 
and tomorrow I’ll remember her all over again.
at least tonight, in the bourbon haze,
I once more feel her phantom hand reaching for mine.
encouraging me to move on, to keep on going; I refuse,
and perhaps she secretly rejoices.

Daniel de Culla

Big Breasted Women

I was always devoted to big-breasted women.
Since I was little, I loved
Being held in their arms between their breasts
And falling asleep
With my little penis erect
Listening with pleasure to what a busty woman said
To her friend or companion
Touching my penis:
-Woman, this boy has potential.
Some of them, who were friends of my mother
Would take my penis
And start sucking it
Passing it from one to another.
Then, when I was older, at the age of eleven
Knowing how to masturbate
Taught to me by a certain Candelas
Sister of Segismundo Cachalunas
In the haystacks of Fuentepelayo, Segovia
They took me to the Seminary of this city
And, among pictures of virgins and saints
I carried postcards of big-breasted women
Because only they gave me health and protection.
Postcards my uncle used to give me
My father’s brother
Who was as cheerful as a clam
Who received them from Paris.
A cheeky uncle who, when asked, would say:
-Tell us who helps you
To do your job at the Gas Field
Where you work in Madrid.
-Nobody helps me
To do my job, he’d reply.
Only my dick helps me!
When I started Philosophy
I went to the Madrid Seminary.
When I left the Seminary
Before starting Theology
I happily told my mother, to please her
That the first thing I would do
Was find a job and a girlfriend.
At the urging of a friend and colleague
From my first job at a company
That made machinery for service stations
I went to see an apartment in the Lavapiés neighborhood.
It was midday
And there I was greeted by a beautiful busty woman
Whom I complimented on her ample breasts
She told me she had
A field at the foot of the Mount of Venus
Which was a real gem today
And where I could let loose.
I replied that no
That what interests and pleases me most
Is that, when the clock strikes one
I place my erect penis between two
Trying to penetrate her orally
Coming down her throat.
And not only that, but this:
That when I lower my erect penis to her vagina
Eager to fuck
The touch of pubic hair on the glans
Changes my thoughts
Making my penis flaccid
Losing all power.
The busty woman was amazed
With great satisfaction
After I came down her throat
For she said to me:
-Darling, friend of my friend
I have to congratulate you
Because you have a penis that is a real gem.
You can come to my house whenever you want.
I won’t charge you.

Mark James Andrews

Joey Ramone Says

Well that was Dee Dee
he was the Pet Sematary writer
but first about me
I did not have a parasitic twin
growing out of my back
at birth oh no
and Phil Spector had the wig on
guns all over the place but
he did not hold us hostage
working on our album
producing End of the Century 
and Frank Zappa was a hero
I wrote Censorshit
to fuck with Congress
the parental advisory labels crap 
and we loved Florida
Halloween night in Gainesville
Too Tough to Die tour
snake handling in the Panhandle 
We loved the Stooges
Couldn’t get enough 
of their I Wanna 
I Wanna Live
I Wanna Be Sedated 
I Wanna Be Well 
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
but Dee Dee wrote Pet Sematary 
after reading the book
We shot the video in a famous
cemetery in upstate New York
scary havin to be buried alive
a few times and I remember
feeling it was kinda sacrilegious
cause the equipment truck
caught fire on the highway
after the shoot and all our gear 
melted all over the road
but we’re a happy family

Daniel S. Irwin

Gut Shot Blood

Gut shot blood
Is everywhere,
Organs on the floor.
Retribution or just
Being a badass dick?
Did you at least
Gain anything from
It?  No?  Then who the
Hell’s gonna clean up
This mess?  Cops ain’t
Comin’ for that.  You
Settle anything by it?
Okay, so your woman
Ate the chicken nuggets
While you were all
Strung out on dope.
She told you to stay off
That cheap crap, right?
You never listen to her.
Now you got no nuggets,
A gut shot woman, and the
Law’s kickin’ in the door.
I don’t think they’re here
To bring you any more
Mickey D’s.

Damon Hubbs

King Rail

Uh-huh, yes. The affair: 
It started when you saw the King rail 
at the Ipswich Sanctuary. You named it Merlin,
like the wizard. 

I’d be rolling on the floor laughing 
if it weren’t for my monkhood. I have a gentle heart. 
A dead gray seal was found with shark-bite wounds. 
You have a folder that says: “In Case I Croak.”

No chance. You ran a half marathon in May. 
I came out of hell at sunrise. 
The smell of fried clams made me dizzy. 
The great ball of crystal is neither subtle nor effective. 

Lost, or damned

Pulling the new from the body of the old 
—ah. Let’s move 
on. Your bikini is worth my raft and it’s too bright
to see. 

Pieter Kohler

A Perfect Fit: Part Two

READ FIRST: https://horrorsleazetrash.com/2025/12/03/pieter-kohler-9/

Alaric’s girlfriend Lena worked at a clothing boutique, and when her hours and Master Kurt’s free time coincided, we went there. She was petite in stature, short blond hair, green eyes, slim and small breasted. She was dealing with a customer when we walked in, Kurt wearing army fatigues and t-shirt to reveal his muscularity. I wore a short skirt and tight blouse, following Master’s commands.  Kurt was only interested in Lena because she was Alaric’s girl. I occasionally saw her in the on campus chatting with Alaric who towered over her small frame. She could well be submissive to his will, perhaps a willing slave in training, I speculated, except I didn’t know to what degree my student dominated his girl or understood the liberating dynamics of BDSM. 

Ever since the incident at the pet store, Alaric took every chance he could get to stop by my office. He spread his legs on the chair opposite to me to talk about life and love and my soldier friend Kurt. I could see the outline of his hardening cock as he did so. Because I didn’t object, in fact I encouraged it, he became quite at ease, and said he had even talked to Kurt a few times over the phone and told him all about his girl and how she couldn’t get enough. Of course, Kurt told me all about Alaric’s excitement. And my fantasies included Alaric fucking me, which of course I revealed to Kurt, who found that amusing.

And I was intrigued by Kurt’s desire to seduce Lena, fresh prey, he called her, and I wanted to see if he had any chance in that direction. In the boutique, he told me to sit on the chair by a mirror and hold that larger butt plug securely in my ass, which he had inserted after a rough fuck that morning. Frankly, I wanted him to bone her good and hard because she was Alaric’s girl, and the boy was getting me hot and bothered in my office. He made innuendos about how far he wanted to go, how much he enjoyed putting the dog collar around my neck in the pet store, all nudges towards his own desire to fuck me, I think, with my master’ permission. Frankly, I wanted it. Students can be so irresistible, so horny and insatiable. 

Also, after the pet store incident, Alaric had come to the office and said he wanted to be excused from writing the compulsory term paper. He wore a t-shirt with the logo “I eat Sushi” written on it.

“Why should I agree to that? How could you pass the course if you don’t write it?”

“Well, because I’m telling you to,” and he stretched out his legs and crossed his ankles, clenching his hands behind his head. He wore thick-soled black shoes, Doc Martens probably. “And Kurt said you would because you’re obedient and you like me. And you’ll pass me anyway.”

“Kurt said that?”

“Is he wrong? Remember, I collared you in the pet store.” 

He laughed, leaning forward and crossing his arms on my desk, staring me hard and provocatively in the eyes. He obviously knew that he could get away with such boldness, for the barriers between us had crumbled. I stared at his biceps. He flexed them. You know you want to, Miranda.” His use of my first name sent a sweet and sharp pain through my cunt. Of course, I exempted him from writing the term paper and would grant him an A for the course. His cold blue eyes gave me a knowing look. He smiled, winked, and left after standing up first so I could see the bulge in his pants. 

“See you again, soon, pet.”

His use of the word pet brought back the incident at the pet store. I wanted to see Alaric there again. And I wanted to see Kurt mount Alaric’s girlfriend in his bed and fuck that petite bitch senseless with his big dick, holding her arms above her head and maybe even teasing her with Alaric’s name as he opened her up and made her writhe under his power. Even better if Alaric knew about it, or saw it, but I wasn’t going to say anything. This was Kurt’s game; she was Kurt’s prey. I was the obedient observer, even if I joined in the hunt. Just as I had become a kind of game or fresh prey for Alaric, although it didn’t know if he even fully understood how far they could go, aside from the opportunity of fucking his teaching. 

I clenched the butt plug, feeling sensations go up and down my spine. Needing to get fucked. Needing the sharp slap of Master’s hand on my ass. Kurt was physically training me, getting me used to gags and shackles, butt plugs and floggers, collars, hoods, bondage, even tit and clit torture. I was practicing deep throating on a ten-inch dildo, pliable and thick, sucking it in past the gag reflex every day. Keeping my body and spirit in shape for sweet degradation and ferocious fucking. 

An enslaved cunt, which Master sometimes called me, although he generally referred to me as “it.” 

It had ceased to be a professor when in the master’s presence, its other world, the world of obligations, friends, profession, family, etc., disappeared when it was with its Master, and it became just the Master’s possession, collared animal, or mere object, to do with as he pleased. And every day it lived in a kind of ecstasy of expectation. 

Kurt fingered some blouses on a rack and whispered to me. “She’s one little fuckable doll, I’ll give her that. Getting a boner just thinking about her lips on my dick. She’ll be tight at first, but a perfect fit in the end,” he chuckled. Looking up, Lena was startled to see a muscular soldier fondling silk blouses. She didn’t know Alaric’s teacher, at least she didn’t recognize me, as she wasn’t in my class nor did she ever come to my office with Alaric, so I simply remained quiet, watching Kurt flirt with her. 

He said he wanted to buy a blouse for his daughter and, as if it blurted out of her sweet little mouth unexpectedly, she said, “you have a daughter?” Admittedly, Kurt didn’t look like a fatherly type, but he was old enough to have a teen-aged daughter. Lena, Alaric had told me, had recently celebrated her 18th birthday, although she could pass for younger. Alaric was nineteen. I must say that I fancied swallowing his cum. Even daydreamed of two hunky students spit-roasting me in front of my master. Kurt bantered with Lena and asked why she was so surprised that he should have a daughter. How old did he look to her? Maybe he should have a paunch and skinny arms, he chuckled and stepped close to her as he fondled the blouses, almost touching her shoulder, close enough for her to smell his aftershave. She didn’t step back.

“Trouble is I don’t know her size. But I want to surprise her. She likes clothes a lot.” Then he said: “as a matter of fact she looks as if she’d be your size. Petite and trim, pretty like you, too.”

“Well, I take a small in these blouses.”

“You know, it would help if I could see you wearing one. Then I’d get a better sense of fit, you know what I mean. And color too. She sort of has your lovely complexion and her hair is shiny like yours too. What color goes best?”

Without hesitation and blushing with pleasure, she grabbed three blouses of different colors and went to the change room. Kurt playfully punched my shoulder.

“That little bitch will be sucking my dick within two weeks. I’ve got a fucking hard-on for her already. You think she noticed? I’m buying the blouse and will find out when she’s on duty again this week and I’ll come back for something else. First, I’ll chat her up, see if she has a coffee break soon. I can tell she likes me already, and she’s probably creaming her panties in the change room. My little fuck doll, my baby girl. I’ll give the little bitch to my friend Jamal, see how she likes a black buck. Stuff her fucking panties in your mouth; you’d like that, wouldn’t you, cunt? Soon, I’ll give Alaric permission to smack and fuck you, too. By the way, have you licked his boots yet, cunt? We’re going back to the pet store soon.”

The question struck me as rhetorical at the time. I didn’t know when such an event would ever happen or how, despite Alaric’s innuendos and pushing the envelope and my own fantasies. Kurt had not yet specifically commanded that it lick its student’s boots, although it had implicit permission to do so, and it wanted to, just to tell Master when it did. 

And so, he engaged Lena’s attention and got her to smile and giggle. Throughout the patter and flirtation scenario, it could see the fresh prey weakening and growing interested, and obviously flattered that a rugged muscular soldier had taken a shine to her. So much for love and loyalty to her boyfriend. Admittedly, it was somewhat annoyed being ignored while it sat on the chair, and also jealous. 

But it allowed itself to imagine Alaric unzipping in its office to reveal a demanding cock, and laughing. It allowed itself to imagine Alaric’s cock down its throat. Maybe he’d do that in the pet store on our next visit. As Master Kurt chatted with his prey, I clenched the perfectly fitting butt plug and soaked my panties. Pronoun correction: it clenched and soaked itself.

Todd Cirillo

All the People in the World Right Now

In the bar,
the dark-haired girl
with large brimmed white hat yells,
Girl, I’m not drunk
and falls off her chair.
The men in polo shirts
with eerily similar manscaped beards
pass a phone around each looking at a pic
where one shouts,
I’m blacked out drunk here!
and orders tequila shots for the table.
A birthday boy with sash that reads,
I’m not gay
kisses his boyfriend.
The bartender states to a table
of cigar smoking dudes in loafers and Jimmy Buffet style shirts
Does this look like a place that makes Mojitos?
An old couple who have always loved one another
begin to slow dance to Sam Cooke.
A tour guide trying hard to pass himself off
as a vampire from the 1700s
looks bored and checks his Apple watch.
The uptown girl sways at the ATM yelling,
Let me have my money. Where is my money!
The blonde-haired couple
wearing the same white with black striped Adidas
try to go into the bathroom together
but there is no lock on the door.
A Frida Kahlo looking girl
in a bright colored summer skirt
pushes through the crowd shouting,
Sheila! Sheila!

Under the beer signs
the poet sips his drink
next to the glow of the jukebox
and says,
What’s next?