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YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: New Me

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I stare at the glass of wine on the table.

It shimmers with the possibility of euphoria after credit card bills, editing clients’ invectives, more bills, angry drivers.

I pick up the glass.

I think of memories forgotten. Never found. Late-night belligerence.

I turn the glass over. Let it seep.

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories, “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Mir-Yashar’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, and Ariel Chart, among others. He has been working on a short story collection centered around two siblings and their quest for the American Dream. Mir-Yashar lives in Garden Valley, Idaho.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Time Freezes

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It’s always 6:00, according to my sister’s watch, hands frozen, crystal shattered from the accident. It holds the scent of that last cigarette she smoked. Some days, I think about trying to get it fixed, to let time move forward. But when time moves on, you leave so much behind.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories, “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Reverie

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I survey my browser, opened to half a dozen bills. Deadlines glare in blood red.

I need a walk.

Evening falls, pink and purple mingling with naked tree branches. A light breeze pushes me forward. Streetlamps come on, breaking shadows with butter-colored warmth.

I smile. The night is still young.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories, “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Celebrate

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Nutcracker blasts. My bills bloat. Family demands gifts.
I get replaced at work. They use buzzwords. Streamlining. New direction.
One day, I walk past a poster festooned with a smiling stock family and CELEBRATE in huge block letters.
I ravage it. Leave only disembodied eyes, torn smiles.
This is truth.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Slammed Doors

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I avoid Father’s Day.

People ask me what I’m getting him. I laugh. I’ll figure something out.

Maybe I should. Maybe I’d be the bigger man.

But that word, father, slams in my ears, a fragile door.

Giving him anything’s pointless.

He’d just say it’s cheap, flimsy, another door slammed.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories, “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Lost Resolve

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The new year knocks.
He can’t get up, sorrow a blanket.
One by one, resolutions slink away. Write more, walk more, smile more.
He promises to get up the next day. The next week.
Sorrow adds another layer.
He tries to dial a number.
But he can’t even say “help.”

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Conquering Christmas

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We conquer flat screen TVs, while the Nutcracker march blasts.
At first, we think of children’s smiles, unfurled and new.
Then we think of outdoing neighbors. Fists fly. Hands tug.
Bodies sprawl. People shriek. Feet trample shrieks.
Shame tries to wave at us, but he’s trampled too.
We push harder.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Thanks

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Bills swell in drawers. Not-so-friendly emails hum.

Only take-out this Thanksgiving.

News blasts more death. Fracas.

But dusk falls, deep purple and pink, mingling with tender, bare branches and snow.
I step outside, plop into vast whiteness.
Coldness and color whisper welcome. I feel traces of dirt beneath.

Thank you.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Tastes

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He watches neighbors waddle out of the market, carrying Coors, steaks, and veggies. It beats his fridge with one onion. A half-empty case of sardines. He imagines the next paycheck, the sweetness of an orange. The crunch of a carrot. Even the coolness of beer. But good things go fast.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.

YASH SEYEDBAGHERI: Invaders

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Camped at the bar, we dissect newcomers.

Lazy. Predators. Invaders. Driving values up for profit.

They smile. Ask about good beers. Fishing spots.

But they look and sound neat.

We invite them over. Contrition tugs. Someone brings up prices. Construction. We reload rumors. Their smiles evaporate, quick and very real.

Yash Seyedbagheri is a graduate of Colorado State University’s MFA fiction program. His stories, “Soon,” “How To Be A Good Episcopalian,” “Tales From A Communion Line,” and “Community Time,” have been nominated for Pushcarts. Yash’s work has been published in SmokeLong Quarterly, The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, Write City Magazine, and Ariel Chart, among others.