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Iowa Writes ZACK GAUCK Coffee rings on countertop, shuffle of waitresses’ hips; Breakfast here is unaffected by time, Waitress one: Across the room. Workers A family sits—corner booth. Juke box plays decades. The cook hums along. The vespertine lights flicker. Out of the grit, Venus sparkles. Waitress-two sits curbside, cancer in hand. A few dollars tossed near syrup, |
About Iowa Writes Since 2006, Iowa Writes has featured the work of Iowa-identified writers (whether they have Iowa roots or live here now) and work published by Iowa journals and publishers on The Daily Palette. Iowa Writes features poetry, fiction, or nonfiction twice a week on the Palette. In November of 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Iowa City, Iowa, the world's third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Iowa City has joined Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia as UNESCO Cities of Literature. Find out more about submitting by contacting iowa-writes@uiowa.edu ZACK GAUCK Zack Gauck is a southerner with no accent, from Cary, North Carolina. In high school he enrolled in Chinese for his foreign language and came to the conclusion that Chinese should be his major in college. He is 21 years old, still watches cartoons, and wishes that he knew ninjitsu. Most of his furniture was found on the curbside. "Never Closed" appeared originally in earthwords, the undergraduate literary review at the University of Iowa. The review's mission is to showcase the creative works of UI undergraduates in literature and the arts, while providing students with an educational experience with the production of a literary magazine. |
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