Valerie Egan (she/her) is a writer and multi-disciplinary visual artist born, raised, and living in Portland, Oregon, which rests on the traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Clackamas, Kalapuya, and many other Tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River. Her work has appeared in Voicecatcher, Subjectiv Journal, Cirque Journal, Oregon Humanities magazine, and more.
The Mad Sailor
root deep & remember:
snot spleen the trembling thunderclouds puke-green tile kitty litter sucking on thumbs Costco suburbs and it was always raining
except in California
where skin broke, bled, burned itself open
during its mad dash to Disneyland
I hurtled through the door
before the car had stopped
Scar tissued knees, eyes red
They should have tied me to the ship