I have three new poems about sex, death, and d&d out with Pigeonholes if you like any of those things.
DEAR LUMP
I felt you once in a dream, while I steadied myself
against the hips of a man I didn’t love
Author: Vahid Arefi
Writer, Engineer, Iranian American, V as in Vahid-a-h-i-d. MFA Candidate at West Virginia University. (he/him)
New Poem with Poetry Online
I’m eager to share my new poem published by the remarkable team at Poetry Online.
AMERICAN BOYFRIEND
When I lift my nuclear missile, I do it
with my legs, my back straight.
I carry him with me wherever I can.
He can be a real pain sometimes.
Flash Fiction with Midwestern Gothic
In the summer of 2017, Midwestern Gothic hosted a summer flash fiction contest. My writing workshop and I, the Arbwriters submitted pieces to their contest together. In their second round, my story, “Unwed” placed as their runner up. I’m excited to share it with you now. I’ve grown as a writer since, but I still enjoy this piece.
UNWED
I go back to that summer in Greece, how I proposed to you, and how I nearly drowned. You saw my hands, rising up out of the sea, and grabbed them. We were both romantics then, and you called me Odysseus though we both knew how that story would end.
Vahid Arefi 