Jason Lee Brown is the author of the forthcoming historical novel, Prowler: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, and the poetry chapbook, Blue Collar Fathers. He is the Series Editor of New Stories from The Midwest and a contributing editor of River Styx. His writing has appeared in numerous literary journals, including the North American Review, Literary Review, The Journal, Ecotone, and Crab Orchard Review. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Spring 2012
Left Leg, Just Above the Knee
Life would be livable if I could relieve this inner pull to amputate my left leg. Nothing wrong with the leg, but I’m incomplete with four limbs. It’s hard to share when your urge grows into obsession, then beyond, where thoughts of an amputated left leg equal the butterflies of budding sex.