The Nonexistent by Alessio Zanelli

You might recognize them any given day,hundreds of millions all around the world,relaxing in the comforts of their own home,blandly pecking at nibbles and sipping fizz:all you have to do is turn the TV on and zap.You can easily and precisely tell them apartfrom the showy and rowdy rest of humanityswarming out of your sixty-five-inch screenby looking for a few distinguishing features.They have got nothing … Continue reading The Nonexistent by Alessio Zanelli

Rice Soup by Alessio Zanelli

A bowl of boiling soup,a pinch of grated cheese,a glass of dry Lambrusco.Here the dark five monthshave just begun, they thinkfor one last time, in the end.Waiting for the broth to coolwhile eyeing black and whitephotos strewn on the couch.Feelings resurface I cannotuse, although I loved themonce, as I fail to remember.Day by day year after yearthe night stays a younglingwhile recollections go stale.Flavor of … Continue reading Rice Soup by Alessio Zanelli