Identity Theory: A Literary Website - Fiction, Interviews, Essays

Ampydoo Cartoon #19

A polar bear cartoon by Alan Michael Parker.

My mother was dead. I had a dentist appointment in ten minutes.

A donut cartoon by Alan Michael Parker.

I wanted my own capability to be that beautiful. To be that subtle in its forcefulness.

A hula cartoon by Alan Michael Parker.

How does one adjust to the dark? How does a poet remain a poet? If one isn’t actively producing and publishing, are they truly a poet?

We are starting an advice column. The corgi’s got answers.

An apocalypse cartoon by Alan Michael Parker.

Some things are just too big / for me to understand.

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