Ali Shapiro

Jul 10, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Preety Sidhu |Ali Shapiro

Darling, I Always Leave a Mark You like it when I hurt you in the dark. Hot wax, sharp slap, blindfold, belt and bite. I’m good at being bad. I play the partof angry boss, disgusted teacher, hard-hearted lover. You live to lose the fight. You like it. When I hurt you in the dark,I’m careful not to touch your gnarled scartoo tenderly. I rarely stay the night. I’m good at being bad, except the partthat comes after the pleasure fits and startsto fade, when you turn on the light.

Apr 10, 2024 | thecommononline.org | Ali Shapiro

ANNELL LÓPEZ Last year, when she joined the dojo on Niagara Street, an older kid referred to her as Blackie Chan. Our mother refused to explain to her what it meant and instead allowed Junie to believe Blackie Chan was not only real, but so strong he could karate-chop cinder blocks in half.

Feb 9, 2024 | theoffingmag.com | Karen Bell |Ali Shapiro |Michaela Chan |Robert Russell

At least once a week for the three years I owned that bike, I would be flagged down by men who wanted to talk about it.

Oct 4, 2023 | memoirland.substack.com | Ali Shapiro

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Oct 4, 2023 | memoirland.substack.com | Ali Shapiro

The day I learned that my ex had started dating again, flamingo No. 492 was spotted in Texas. At first, it was mistaken for a Roseate Spoonbill, another lanky, pink bird who actually belonged in that area. But it was in fact No. 492, who had fled 17 years earlier from the Sedgewick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, before the zookeepers had the chance to perform the supposedly painless wing-clipping that would’ve prevented this great escape. I had a soft spot for rogue fowl.