Ken Gosse prefers using simple language with traditional meter and rhyme in verses generally filled with whimsy and humor. First published in The First Literary Review – East in November, 2016, verses have been accepted by The Offbeat, Pure Slush, and One Sentence Poems. A Chicago native, he has lived in Mesa, AZ for twenty years.

This Ten Word Story was typed on a manual Triumph DeJUR typewriter, c. 1957. Let’s call her Trudy. Humble and sturdy and oh so beautifully balanced.

Typing, photo: Kae Sable