by Tony Schanuel
A slew of curses upon you
inspired by certain heads of state
adulterous abomination, abysmal arrogance
babbling belligerent bellicosity
cantankerous chauvinist, chaotic criminal
deceitful degenerate, disruptive desperate, deranged detritus
eerie enemy, evil egomaniac
ferocious felon, fearmongering fascist
gleeful garrulous ghastly grifter
histrionic hubris, horrid hullabaloo, hellbound harpy
incoherent immoral iniquitous ingrate
jingoistic juvenile jouster
knuckleheaded killjoy, knavish kook
loathsome lecherous lumpen
mean malignant maleficent
notorious noisome numbskull
obscene outrageous oaf
pathetic pernicious pestilence
querulous queasy quisling
reckless rascally rapscallion
scary sly simpleton
terrifying troublesome trickster
underhanded, unstable
vicious vile vitriolic violent villain
wanton wicked whiner
x-rated xenophobe
yapping yucky yokel
zilch
Janis La Couvée (she/her) is a writer and poet with a love of wild green spaces, dedicated to conservation efforts in Campbell River, Canada—home since time immemorial to the Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ people. She is an alumna of the inaugural Fahmidan Literary Journal mentorship. Her work has been featured in Splendor of Wings (League of Canadian Poets chapbook), New York Writers Coalition’s Common Unity, and the New Feathers Anthology. Words now or soon in Humana Obscura, Home Planet News, Isele, Raven Review, among others. Online at janislacouvee.com; @lacouvee on Mastodon and Bluesky; @janislacouveeonline on Instagram and Facebook.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology, painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection. http://www.schanuelphoto.com.