by Alec Ivan
Legit Advice from a Friend
drunken words spoken
sometimes you have to feel things
she won’t call you back
Last Ditch Effort
please listen to me
I need you to hear this track
I made it for you
I'm So Over You
sometimes I see you
want for something more than me
find it in my eyes
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Alec Ivan is a writer from the Great Lakes. He is the author of Photographs of Madness (Back Patio Press, 2019), The Tender Atrocities (Sweat-Drenched Press, 2020), and Reatta (Bottlecap Press, 2026). He has pieces featured in Keep Planning, Always Crashing, Beyond the Last Estate, Apocalypse Confidential and BRUISER, among others. He lives in Indiana with his wife and three cats.
Find him on X: @_alec_ivan_