Nkechi Ebubedike, Cloud Collage VI (detail), featured in AGNI 104
The Prophet
And the prophet goes forth into the
Wilderness. For forty days and forty nights
he doesn’t shit.
Published:
Stuart Dybek
Stuart Dybek has published in many magazines, including The Falcon, Chelsea, AGNI, and The Paris Review. (updated 1975)
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