The Bachelorette Party Goes to the Magic Show
by Aaron Sandberg


After the final trick,
after martini-screaming

at every
reveal,

a pink swarm shuffles around a lobby—
faces bathing in blue-screen glow,

planning the
next invasion.

Little could be done
except to hold the breath

and wait for one to stumble
upon the secret

to make them
disappear.

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Aaron Sandberg will not stay in his lane. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in West Trade Review, Asimov’s, The Offing, Sporklet, Lowestoft Chronicle, Abridged, Giallo, Right Hand Pointing, Monday Night, and elsewhere. A Pushcart-nominated teacher, you might find him—though socially-distant—on Instagram @aarondsandberg.